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GLEN BURNIE, Md. — The mother of a newborn girl who was found abandoned in the woods has been sentenced to 18 months of incarceration but may be able to serve much of the time in a residential facility.
Thompson’s lawyer, Debra Saltz, said the judge left open an opportunity to reconsider Thompson’s sentence. McCormack scheduled a hearing in August to weigh the possibility of Thompson being released to a residential treatment program if she successfully completes a specialized program at a detention center that offers mental health case management services for female inmates with a history of mental illness, trauma or addiction.
Thompson, 20, was charged with attempted murder and child abuse after a passerby discovered a newborn infant in the woods off the Baltimore and Annapolis Trail last July. When questioned by police, Thompson said she placed the infant outside her Glen Burnie home “almost immediately” after giving birth in her bathroom, saying she did not know she was pregnant.
Saltz said Thompson was scared of her parents finding out about her pregnancy, and that she had been taken advantage of by the infant’s father.
The baby girl was outside for about five hours and was covered in ants, Assistant State’s Attorney Anastasia Prigge said last month, arguing for Thompson to be sentenced to 10 to 18 years. Prigge said the baby is “doing well,” and her father was seeking custody of the child.
.Maryland is a “Safe Haven” state, meaning it allows distressed parents who are unwilling to care for infants to safely give up custody at a hospital or police station with no questions asked. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/mother-of-abandoned-newborn-receives-18-month-sentence/2022/07/04/cbd80814-fbe1-11ec-b39d-71309168014b_story.html | 2022-07-04T22:19:38 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/mother-of-abandoned-newborn-receives-18-month-sentence/2022/07/04/cbd80814-fbe1-11ec-b39d-71309168014b_story.html |
Marlborough artist Mary Iselin holds up a piece of art she found by artist Alicia Drakiotes of Marlborough in Depot Art during the Art Walk in the Park in Peterborough on Sunday.
Terri O’Rorke of Keene sells quilts at the Art Walk in the Park in Peterborough on Sunday.
Meghan Pierce/Union Leader Correspondent
Marlborough artist Mary Iselin holds up a piece of art she found by artist Alicia Drakiotes of Marlborough in Depot Art during the Art Walk in the Park in Peterborough on Sunday.
PETERBOROUGH — Artists filled Depot and Putman parks as well as several downtown businesses for Peterborough’s sixth annual Art Walk in the Park on Sunday.
“It’s a community affair. It’s a lot of people coming through in a very relaxed manner, talking, actually looking at the art. It couldn’t be a better day,” said Marlborough artist Mary Iselin, who was at the event selling her work. “Everything about it is wonderful.”
Art Walk in the Park was started by Pelagia Vincent with as many volunteers as she can find as a way to promote the downtown and highlight its artistic heart.
“Peterborough was voted by Expedia as one of the top 10 small towns in America for art, so it seemed crazy to me that we didn’t have an art show,” Vincent said Sunday. She added she was also inspired by the local art shows she would come across in different parks of the country in her travels with her husband. “Peterborough’s perfect for this.”
Vincent said she started small the first year with the support of the Depot Square Association with an event in Depot Park. And then she focused on making the event a win for the businesses located downtown year-round.
“Downtown is booming for the retailers, the restaurants, everything should be bringing the town to life together,” she said.
Over the years the event has grown, expanding into Putnam Park and into retail businesses downtown.
“I think over the past six years, artists have come from Amherst, from Portsmouth, from all over. It’s definitely local artists but also artists from around New England are attracted to the event as well,” Vincent said.
Vincent also wrangles in local musicians to perform during the event to create an even more artistic atmosphere, which really completes the event for her.
The Art Walk was moved to Sunday, its rain date, after rain was forecasted for Saturday. Because the event takes place mostly outdoors, Vincent was able to continue the event through the pandemic she said. The event has grown to about 60 artists, which she hopes to expand to 100 in the next few years.
She added she is passionate about the event even though she is not an artist herself.
“I’m not an artist, I don’t paint and I don’t make music, but I can do this,” Vincent said. | https://www.unionleader.com/news/local/peterborough-art-walk-brings-out-talent-community/article_52d4c232-f1fd-570c-aab3-f3d7f8afbb96.html | 2022-07-04T22:20:13 | 0 | https://www.unionleader.com/news/local/peterborough-art-walk-brings-out-talent-community/article_52d4c232-f1fd-570c-aab3-f3d7f8afbb96.html |
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In the central Oregon city of Bend, the sole Planned Parenthood clinic serving the eastern half of the state is bracing for an influx of patients, particularly from neighboring Idaho, where a trigger law banning most abortions is expected to take effect this summer.
“We’ve already started hiring,” said Joanna Dennis-Cook, the Bend Health Center Manager.
Across the U.S. West, many abortion providers serving rural areas were already struggling to meet demand in a vast region where staffing shortages and long travel distances are barriers to reproductive services for women. Oregon alone is larger geographically than the entire United Kingdom.
Some facilities serving rural communities in states where abortion remains legal worry those pre-existing challenges could be further compounded by the overturning of Roe v. Wade, as more patients travel from states where the procedure is banned or greatly restricted.
Anticipating an abortion ban in Idaho, Oregon lawmakers earlier this year created a $15 million fund to increase access to abortion services.
Northwest Abortion Access Fund, a nonprofit that helps patients pay for travel and the procedure itself, has been tapped to receive the first $1 million. NWAAF has worked with the Bend clinic for 20 years, and they are collaborating to meet the needs of a growing number of patients.
Dennis-Cook says her clinic is providing additional training for staff and modifying schedules “to ensure that we can accommodate increases in patient numbers” as more people travel farther for care.
Before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, 20% of U.S. women already had to travel at least 42 miles to reach the nearest abortion clinic, according to 2014 data analyzed by the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights, which published its findings in The Lancet Public Health. Across much of eastern Oregon, that distance can jump to nearly 180 miles. As more states move to enact trigger bans on abortion, distances could increase further for many patients.
Dennis-Cook says the Bend health center has been seeing patients coming from as far away as Texas.
Bend’s clinic has six exam rooms and receives about 600 visits per month. As it is “on the smaller side,” Dennis-Cook said it is “limited” in what it can provide.
“We only do first trimester procedures here,” she explained. She added the clinic can’t do procedures involving general anesthesia. “We don’t have a plethora of nurses who can do that type of work to draw from.”
Smaller abortion clinics, particularly ones in rural areas, have historically grappled with shortages of staff and doctors who can perform the procedure. This in turn affects scheduling availability.
Amidst growing demand for travel funds, NWAAF has already exhausted its planned operating budgets for this year, according to Riley Keane, a Practical Support Lead for the group.
“Last year we gave away about $1 million all told,” Keane explained, referring to grants given to clinics to cover abortion costs and travel funds provided to patients. She said this year NWAAF is “on track to double that potentially.”
Keane expects the $1 million from Oregon’s new abortion access fund will make “a huge difference” for NWAAF, which normally relies on individual donors. She says this year marks the first time the group is receiving government money.
NWAAF says it is concerned about providing travel funds to patients in states where abortion is banned or greatly restricted, but added it is working with legal professionals to assess the shifting landscape.
“They keep us up to date on things we need to be concerned about,” Keane said.
In response to laws such as those passed in Texas allowing private individuals to sue abortion providers, the governors of Oregon, Washington and California announced a joint commitment to protect patients and doctors “against judicial and local law enforcement cooperation with out-of-state investigations, inquiries and arrests.”
The three Democratic governors also said they will refuse “extradition of individuals for criminal prosecution” for receiving or supporting abortion services that are legal in their states.
NWAAF’s service region includes Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska.
Keane says NWAAF will continue its work for now. “Currently, our legal advisers haven’t told us that we need to stop operating,” she said. | https://www.koin.com/local/bend-planned-parenthood-braces-for-influx-of-patients-from-idaho/ | 2022-07-04T22:23:24 | 1 | https://www.koin.com/local/bend-planned-parenthood-braces-for-influx-of-patients-from-idaho/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — The Wynne family was halfway through their cross-country road trip when they set up camp this weekend at Indianapolis Holiday KOA.
“We are traveling from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to Astoria, Oregon,” said Jennifer Wynne. “This will be our third cross-country trip as a family.”
“Campground to campground,” her husband, Josh, said. “It’s actually pretty epic.”
And pretty expensive.
“Ten miles per gallon,” Josh said, pointing to his truck that pulls their RV trailer.
But they aren’t letting the higher cost put the brakes on their trip.
“I mean it’s the price you gotta pay to have a good trip,” said Josh.
Despite record gas prices and the rising cost of just about everything else, Rachel Vaughan with Indianapolis Holiday KOA said they’ve never had a busier Fourth of July holiday weekend. They’ve been around for 17 years.
And they aren’t alone.
The national CEO of KOA told RV Travel this month it was looking like it would be the busiest holiday weekend on record, citing pent-up demand after two years of the pandemic.
"I believe that,” said Jennifer. “People want to be outside and people want to get out now.”
Edmea Telder is here all the way from the Netherlands.
"It's really expensive, but I worked really hard before I went on this trip,” she said.
She wanted to experience an American Fourth of July.
"It’s really cool to see,” she said. “Especially the fireworks. They're really big!”
Proving that even in financially tough times, some things are just worth it.
"You make life-changing experience and you will keep it forever. So I feel it is worth it,” said Telder.
The Coast Guard is transferring the Wynne family to a new assignment and provided some travel assistance, but it doesn’t cover the cost of their trip.
“Because they didn’t see this happening, you know, how much fuel was going to be,” said Josh. “We could just jump on a plane and fly to Astoria, Oregon, and not get to actually experience the country and not let the kids have a summer vacation. We could do it that way and not have to spend any money. But why not spend some money out of pocket and enjoy the trip?"
Oftentimes, they say family memories are priceless. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/summer-road-trips-indianapolis-campground-business-booming-gas-prices/531-20bfbe0b-b472-45e2-957f-34109c4d1d8b | 2022-07-04T22:27:01 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/summer-road-trips-indianapolis-campground-business-booming-gas-prices/531-20bfbe0b-b472-45e2-957f-34109c4d1d8b |
GRAPEVINE, Texas — For more than seven months, Wes Milner kept getting reports of a dog near Grapevine Lake that would pop up late at night or in early mornings but would flee anytime someone got close.
“There was a dog going through the trash at Whataburger,” Milner, a Grapevine animal services officer, said. “The photos that we got and the video that we got was really blurry.”
They started in June of 2021, and Milner would set traps, feeding areas and cameras and still only caught glimpses.
“He would see the trap, and he would bark at it. He did not want anything to do with it. He was smart. He would paw at the back of it,” he said. “He just vanished like a ghost, and I was like, ‘ok, game’s on now buddy’.”
He named the Australian Shepherd-Lab mix "Ghost" and finally, in early 2022, was able to trap the dog in a backyard. But that’s when Milner says the truly tough part began.
“Ghost was going to need a lot of help, and he was going to need a lot of special attention,” Milner said, emotional. “I put a lot of work into the dog and there’s a lot of dog’s out there that need help.”
After months of trying to find Ghost a forever home, Jonathan Kiang and his wife showed up to the shelter on a whim looking for a partner for their 7-year-old husky Athena.
“Kind of in the distance we just saw Ghost like looking all sad and I think his face just made me feel some type of way for him,” Kiang said. “In my heart I knew I just needed to take him away from that.”
For weeks after their trip to the shelter in April, Ghost was timid, keeping to himself in a corner of their home.
“Shy, Scared,” Kiang said. “He did not want to be anywhere around us.”
“Seven months on the streets of Grapevine is a long time for a dog to be himself,” Milner said.
Now, he’s still nervous around traffic but is playful around his family and Athena.
“He always wants to be next to our side,” Kiang said. “He’s like completely loosened up and we can see his personality now.”
Now the dog someone didn’t want, and no one could catch has a new friend and a new home.
“That’s all we ask is for someone to open their heart, open their home,” Milner said. “This just makes my whole day to see how well Ghost is doing. I’ll live on this high for weeks.” | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/dog-abandoned-at-north-texas-grapevine-lake-now-has-a-forever-home-after-living-on-his-own-for-7-months/287-a141266e-5248-493e-94cd-b07d5f935656 | 2022-07-04T22:32:08 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/dog-abandoned-at-north-texas-grapevine-lake-now-has-a-forever-home-after-living-on-his-own-for-7-months/287-a141266e-5248-493e-94cd-b07d5f935656 |
Brittney Griner has made an appeal to President Joe Biden in a letter passed to the White House through her representatives saying she feared she might never return home and asking that he not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.”
Griner's agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas said the letter was delivered on Monday. Most of the letter's contents to President Biden remain private, though Griner's representatives shared a few lines from the hand-written note.
″…As I sit here in a Russian prison, alone with my thoughts and without the protection of my wife, family, friends, Olympic jersey, or any accomplishments, I’m terrified I might be here forever,” Griner wrote.
“On the 4th of July, our family normally honors the service of those who fought for our freedom, including my father who is a Vietnam War Veteran," the Phoenix Mercury center added. “It hurts thinking about how I usually celebrate this day because freedom means something completely different to me this year.”
CBS News reached out to the White House for a response to the letter. They sent us the following:
“We believe the Russian Federation is wrongfully detaining Brittney Griner. President Biden has been clear about the need to see all U.S. nationals who are held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad released, including Brittney Griner. The U.S. government continues to work aggressively – using every available means – to bring her home.
The President’s team is in regular contact with Brittney’s family and we will continue to work to support her family. National Security Advisor Sullivan and Secretary Blinken have spoken several times with Brittney’s wife in recent weeks and the White House is closely coordinating with the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, who has met with Brittney’s family, her teammates, and her support network.”
The two-time Olympic gold medalist is in the midst of a trial in Russia that began last week after she was arrested on Feb. 17 on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for her Russian team. The trial will resume Thursday.
Fewer than 1% of defendants in Russian criminal cases are acquitted, and unlike in U.S. courts, acquittals can be overturned.
Griner pleaded with Biden in the letter to use his powers to ensure her return.
“Please do all you can to bring us home. I voted for the first time in 2020 and I voted for you. I believe in you. I still have so much good to do with my freedom that you can help restore,” Griner said "I miss my wife! I miss my family! I miss my teammates! It kills me to know they are suffering so much right now. I am grateful for whatever you can do at this moment to get me home.”
Griner has been able to have sporadic communications with family, friends and WNBA players through an email account her agent set up. The emails are printed out and delivered in bunches to Griner by her lawyer after they are vetted by Russian officials. Once the lawyers get back to their office, they’ll scan any responses from Griner and pass them back to the U.S. to send along.
She was supposed to have a phone call with her wife on their anniversary but it failed because of an “unfortunate mistake,” Biden administration officials.
Griner’s supporters have encouraged a prisoner swap like the one in April that brought home Marine veteran Trevor Reed in exchange for a Russian pilot convicted of drug trafficking conspiracy. The State Department in May designated her as wrongfully detained, moving her case under the supervision of its special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, effectively the government’s chief hostage negotiator.
Griner isn't the only American being wrongfully detained in Russia. Paul Whelan, a former Marine and security director is serving a 16-year sentence on an espionage conviction. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/griner-letter-biden/285-883325b4-5fbb-4caf-8820-281d12e7703e | 2022-07-04T22:32:14 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/griner-letter-biden/285-883325b4-5fbb-4caf-8820-281d12e7703e |
SAN ANTONIO — A holiday-weekend gathering on Canyon Lake just north of San Antonio devolved into a search for a missing man who authorities say "went underwater but never resurfaced" Sunday night.
The incident happened around 8 p.m., according to Robert Mikel, fire chief for Comal County Emergency Services District No. 3. The missing man was identified as being in his 30s, with Mikel adding he was swimming near a boat his group was on before he vanished.
Texas Parks and Wildlife is leading search efforts, which began Sunday when a rescue boat from Canyon Lake Fire and EMS (CLFEMS) "began sonar searches in 80 feet of water." Parks officials said its own sonar searches were being conducted Monday, and a dive team was being coordinated to assist later in the week if needed.
"We would ask that boaters avoid the area around Canyon Lake Boat Ramp #1 for the safety of the divers and rescuers," Mikel said.
This is a developing story. Check back with KENS5.com for updates.
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SAN ANTONIO — Bexar County fire crews responded to a brushfire on the far-west side Monday afternoon.
The call came in around 1:30, and Bexar County Fire 2 responded to an area near the intersection of Texas 211 and Highway 90. The chief at the scene said the blaze may have been sparked by a cigarette butt or even a trailer hitch dragging on the pavement, but there was no way to be sure.
Due to the location and time of day fireworks seem unlikely to be he cause, but fire officials are concerned about pyrotechnics mixing with drought conditions and wind this Fourth of July weekend. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/public-safety/crews-respond-to-brushfire-far-west-side/273-8d01d7c1-85eb-4a4d-82f4-46a6548e821a | 2022-07-04T22:32:26 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/public-safety/crews-respond-to-brushfire-far-west-side/273-8d01d7c1-85eb-4a4d-82f4-46a6548e821a |
A 6-year-old girl died Monday after falling from a trailer en route to Mandan's Independence Day Parade.
The girl, who is from California, was riding on a trailer that was part of a parade entry while it was en route to a parade staging area, Mandan Police Chief Lori Flaten said in a statement. She fell off the trailer about 9 a.m. on Longspur Trail Southeast and was struck by the tire of the trailer, Flaten said.
The girl was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced dead, Flaten said. Her name was not released.
The Mandan Police Department continues to investigate the incident. It was not clear which parade entry the girl was riding in. Mandan police did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
A representative of the Mandan Progress Organization declined to comment Monday afternoon, referring questions to police.
With a police investigation looming in the background, the parade continued. Parade participants did not seem to know about the incident, nor did those attending the parade.
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The threat of rain didn't deter thousands of fans who attended Mandan's traditional Independence Day Parade and other events over the holiday weekend, despite a delayed start at Art in the Park Sunday morning. Both sides of Main Street and Memorial Highway were packed for the parade, which traveled through the downtown core Monday morning and spilling into the afternoon.
One of these paradegoers was Judy Miller of Mandan. She has been attending the parade since it was hosted in Bismarck. Back then, her uncle was in the parade on a few occasions. She hasn't been able to make it every year, but has gone numerous times over the years.
"I started going when I was 10, and I'm 75 now," she said.
Nowadays, she gets to watch her two granddaughters march in the parade. They both are a part of a marching band featured in the event. Besides the marching band, Miller said that she enjoys the horses and the overall atmosphere.
Karl Schroder of Mandan is another attendee who has been going for many years. He has lived in Mandan for about 30 years.
"We go just about every year," he said.
He also enjoys the horses. After the parade, a Fourth of July tradition for him is "drinking beer and eating good barbecue" in the backyard.
Hayley Renner of Mandan has been going to the parade for about eight years. She said that her kids are a big reason that she goes to the event. The atmosphere of the parade is one of her favorite things about the event.
"I like just how big it is and how many people come to it," she said.
This year's paradegoers were rewarded with a wide variety of goodies. While the parade staple of candy was thrown toward the crowds, so were treats such as beef jerky, ice cream sandwiches, and Popsicles. Some floats sprayed water from a squirt gun or a hose to keep parade-watchers cool.
The parade featured a wide variety of firetrucks and police cars, large trucks, buses and tractors -- fit for an event a local bystander jokingly coined "the world's largest machinery parade." Local organizations such as the Mandan High School Braves marching band and Furry Friends Rockin Rescue were featured in the parade. The event also featured floats from local businesses and political campaigns, among others.
One such float was from A&B Pizza, which featured pizza dough throwers Leighton Fergel and Kayden Sorge.
"When people think of pizza, they always ask 'can they throw (the dough)?' So, that's what we're doing," said Fergel while tossing a silicone replica of pizza dough into the air.
This was A&B Pizza's second year being featured in the parade. Courtney Sergel, who also was a participant on the float, said that the parade is a great opportunity to spend time with loved ones in the community.
"We like to spend time with our family and the parade is a good way to intertwine that," she said.
Another float was the RJR Maintenance and Management float. Float organizer Ben Pace said that RJR has been featured in the parade for 10 years. He said that the event is a way to celebrate the holiday with the community.
This year, the RJR float gave out nearly 10,000 Popsicles, 1,000 flowers and fortune cookies that featured hand-selected affirmations. RJR also honored soldiers in a special way.
"We have people submit photos of their family members," Pace said, "and we honor them."
On the back of the RJR float sat a large poster with the photos of a few dozen soldiers. Pace said that they receive these photos through their email and through social media, and they are a mix of active, retired or deceased service members. This is RJR's second year honoring soldiers in this way.
Reach Zachary Weiand at 701-250-8244 or zachary.weiand@bismarcktribune.com. | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/6-year-old-girl-dies-after-falling-from-trailer-ahead-of-mandans-independence-day-parade/article_381b2b42-fbbe-11ec-8202-4be6a8b46e75.html | 2022-07-04T22:33:46 | 0 | https://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/6-year-old-girl-dies-after-falling-from-trailer-ahead-of-mandans-independence-day-parade/article_381b2b42-fbbe-11ec-8202-4be6a8b46e75.html |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – We have an update on a story we first brought to you last week.
Nine-year-old Gunner Nowell helped organize the Calaeb’s Canines event on Saturday at the Lynchburg Humane Society.
Gunner’s goal was to get 16 animals adopted during the event to honor his late brother’s 16th birthday.
While they raised $2,400 for the shelter, they were only able to get two animals adopted.
His mom, Ashley, said that the event may be over, but they will still sponsor adoption fees until all 16 animals have homes.
“While it would be a wonderful thing to have seen all 16 go home that day, there’s no reason why we still can’t celebrate the success of the event if the dogs were to go home over this next month,” said Ashley.
Ashley said the same thing happened last year, when they aimed for 15 dogs and only got five adopted, but they eventually reached their goal by the end of July. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/04/calaebs-canines-event-fell-short-of-goal-family-says-theyll-still-sponsor-next-14-adoptions/ | 2022-07-04T22:35:02 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/04/calaebs-canines-event-fell-short-of-goal-family-says-theyll-still-sponsor-next-14-adoptions/ |
ROANOKE, Va. – On Monday, several hundred protesters gathered outside of the Poff Federal Building to protest the overturn of Roe v. Wade in Downtown Roanoke.
The protesters said they chose to gather on Independence Day because they felt that their rights are being taken away.
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade just over a week ago, we have seen protests across the nation - and Independence Day is no exception.
“This is a trample on our rights. And I feel like if women don’t have rights, then nobody is having rights,” protester Elizabeth Stoots said.
For Stoots, the Supreme Court ruling hit close to home. She protested not only for herself but for her daughter too.
“I’ve had to have an abortion in the past due to having a miscarriage,” Stoots said. “It’s important to me and my daughter as well.”
Protester Niccole Conner never thought that Roe v. Wade would be overturned, but now she worries about future decisions the Supreme Court could make.
“Roe is just the start. there are too many things that they’ve now shown us that they have the ability and the want to change that are our human rights,” Conner said.
Conner painted a boot print on her chest to symbolize a quote from late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
“‘We just want them to take their boots off our necks,’ and it’s true,” Conner said. “They’ve been holding us down for a long time and this was just even more so the tipping point.”
Connor also painted a handprint over her mouth, which she said symbolized her decision to no longer be silent.
“We need to be honest, and we need to do it loudly. We need to stop letting them calmly see us as the weaker sex and the weaker portion of this country,” Conner said.
The protesters said the idea to protest came about when they realized the Fourth is supposed to be a day to celebrate freedom, and they didn’t feel free at all.
“We can’t celebrate freedom when they’ve just gone to take our freedoms away,” Conner said.
“Abortion is healthcare,” Stoots said. “It’s standard for women to be able to receive healthcare whenever they need it. And regardless of the reason, they should have access to that.”
The protesters also encouraged people to get out and vote in the next election, while registering them to do so, in order to make a change. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/04/freedom-for-all-protesters-take-a-stand-on-independence-day/ | 2022-07-04T22:35:08 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/04/freedom-for-all-protesters-take-a-stand-on-independence-day/ |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – For the first time in the nation’s history, a Black woman now sits on the United States Supreme Court – Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in Thursday after Justice Stephen Breyer retired.
Aharown Campbell, an aspiring attorney, told us how this moment impacted him.
“Even after all the turmoil, look to 2022 where now the second African American and a woman Supreme Court Justice is now sitting there in the highest court of the land,” Campbell said. “We see how wrongs become right.”
In his third year of law school at Liberty University, Campbell understands how significant this moment is.
This small group of people is appointed for life to interpret the Constitution and provide decisions that will affect the whole country, if not the world.
“It’s important to understand even the development of the United States on this Independence Day that a large chunk of our history was linked to this idea of slave labor and viewing people not as equal,” Campbell said. “We have cases, Supreme Court cases, like Plessy v. Ferguson and Loving v. Virginia that said that interracial marriage couldn’t happen and African Americans were not even considered citizens in this country.”
As a federal defense attorney, Jackson comes from a lineage of advocacy. Campbell said she will have insight other justices might not have because of this, and not because of the color of her skin.
“It’s a beautiful point where we’ve come, but realistically speaking, application of law should be neutral in order to respect everyone who is involved,” Campbell said.
The Supreme Court has been in the news a lot recently and Campbell said the legal system has its flaws.
However, as we honor a new Justice, there’s one thing Campbell wants people to keep in mind.
“It’s one of the greatest things in the world,” Campbell said. “If people were just to be so bold as to step in the crucible and treat each other with dignity in this adversarial system, I think justice will take care of itself.” | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/04/historical-significance-of-ketanji-brown-jackson-sworn-in-as-us-supreme-court-justice/ | 2022-07-04T22:35:14 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/04/historical-significance-of-ketanji-brown-jackson-sworn-in-as-us-supreme-court-justice/ |
LYNCHBURG, Va. – United States Army veteran Bill Eubank spent this Fourth of July alone. His wife, Barbara, died in 2019 after 43 years of marriage.
The 84-year-old said he just wanted to be isolated in his own home.
“I didn’t want to get out on the road and go anywhere. I just don’t feel safe anymore,” said Eubank.
Eubank donned a military uniform in the 1950s while stationed in Italy, where he served as part of the U.S. missile battalion.
Now Eubank wears a Life Alert, relying on some help, and he’s grateful whenever aid arrives.
“Oh, I just can’t wait until they come to the door,” said Eubank.
What came to Eubank’s door Monday was a shining light.
Laura Light, a volunteer with Meals on Wheels of Greater Lynchburg, was one of many who spent the holiday delivering food to hundreds of residents, like Eubank, to make sure they were not forgotten.
“It’s great for the community. It’s great for the people. Everyone is so appreciative,” said Light.
And Light’s appreciative of Eubank’s service, especially as a mother whose own son is in medical school and the U.S. Air Force.
“It means even more to me now than it did before,” said Light.
On this July Fourth, when there’s so much division in our United States, there are relationships like this one, too – a red, white, and blue bond.
“You become really attached to these people that you deliver to,” said Light.
“I’m thankful, really thankful, that I got people like that,” said Eubank. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/04/lynchburg-veteran-spending-fourth-of-july-alone-grateful-for-military-mother-visiting-with-food/ | 2022-07-04T22:35:20 | 0 | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/04/lynchburg-veteran-spending-fourth-of-july-alone-grateful-for-military-mother-visiting-with-food/ |
ELIZABETHVILLE, Pa. — Editors note: The attached video is from December 25, 2021.
The Lykens Valley Children's Museum (LVCM) announced Monday that it has partnered with NASA to celebrate the release of the first science images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
The museum, located in Elizabethville, will offer a range of public programs to bring the excitement of science, technology, engineering, arts and math to all ages.
"We are thrilled that LVCM is an official host site for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope community events celebrating Webb's first stunning images," said Lisa Ditty, LVCM's Executive Director.
The LVCM and Pottsville High School Planetarium and Observatory have teamed up to host two "Under the Stars" events. The first event will be held on July 12 at 5:30 p.m. and the second viewing will be held July 16 at 2:30 p.m. Both will be held at Pottsville High School's Planetarium and Observatory located at 1600 Elk Avenue in Pottsville.
The events will include a special livestream with a panel of NASA experts. Guests will be able to submit questions that could potentially be answered on livestream.
Tickets are free, but it's highly recommended that they are ordered here since seating is limited.
"People of all ages and backgrounds will find inspiration in Webb’s new view of the cosmos, which will fundamentally change our understanding of the universe for this generation and many to come," said Ditty.
NASA's Webb Space Telescope is the most complex space telescope ever built. The telescope was launched Dec. 25, 2021 and is able to study light from distant parts of the universe for the first time.
The Webb is expected to reveal information on the first galaxies that formed over 13.5 billion years ago and give further insight into how the universe was formed.
For a full schedule of events, visit LVCM’s Event Facebook page or contact them at 570-809-6379 or via email at lykensvalleychildrensmuseum@gmail.com. | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lykens-valley-childrens-museum-nasa-space-telescrope-science-images-dauphin-county/521-2d7f9fbb-0ec1-46b6-a4e4-b501012a97d5 | 2022-07-04T22:36:35 | 0 | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/lykens-valley-childrens-museum-nasa-space-telescrope-science-images-dauphin-county/521-2d7f9fbb-0ec1-46b6-a4e4-b501012a97d5 |
On Tuesday, a U.S. District Court judge issued a ruling preventing Scott Timber from clearcutting old growth forest previously part of the Elliott State Forest. The court found that the proposed logging of the “Benson Ridge” parcel by the subsidiary of Roseburg Forest Products would harm and harass threatened marbled murrelets, in violation of the federal Endangered Species Act.
The court’s ruling permanently enjoins logging of the occupied murrelet habitat.
In August 2016, Cascadia Wildlands, the Center for Biological Diversity and Portland Audubon filed suit seeking to block Scott Timber from clearcutting 49 acres of the 355-acre parcel of land because of the impacts to threatened marbled murrelets.
“Today’s ruling is groundbreaking because it holds a private timber company accountable for plans to destroy habitat essential for imperiled wildlife in Oregon,” said Nick Cady, legal director at Cascadia Wildlands. “This ruling establishes that private timber companies can no longer violate the Endangered Species Act with abandon.”
Marbled murrelets are listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. The Act strictly prohibits “take” — which includes harming, wounding, harassing or killing — of protected species. Marbled murrelets are sea birds with unique nesting requirements. They lay a single egg high in horizontal branches of old-growth trees within 40 miles of the coastline, and make daily trips to the Pacific to bring fish to their young once hatched.
Murrelets were documented in the stand proposed for clearcutting more than 200 times by both Coast Range Forest Watch, a group of citizens scientists who conduct murrelet surveys out of concern for their survival, and the logging company’s own contractors, leading the court to find that logging would harm murrelets “through the destruction and degradation of occupied murrelet habitat” and thereby impair the seabird’s ability to nest for “100 years or more.”
“I love marbled murrelets and I’m thrilled they got a little more protection from logging,” said Noah Greenwald, endangered species director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “The state of Oregon, private timber companies, and all of us share a responsibility to stop extinction and protect forests. This decision is good news not only for murrelets, but for hundreds of other species and future generations.”
In July of last year, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife uplisted the murrelet’s state protected status from threatened to endangered under Oregon’s Endangered Species Act. In response to a 2016 lawsuit, the Oregon Board of Forestry is in the process of developing rules to protect murrelet sites on state and private timber lands, but has dragged the process out for over five years and has yet to propose final rules. When presented with this lawsuit, the federal Fish and Wildlife Service declined to take up the case.
“Since their listing under 30-years ago under the ESA, marbled murrelets have moved even closer to extinction in Oregon in large part because state and federal agencies have not done enough to protect and preserve the older forests on which they depend,” said Bob Sallinger, conservation director for Portland Audubon. “Hopefully this win and others that preceded it will encourage state and federal agencies to more aggressively pursue their responsibilities to protect and recover this amazing seabird that depends on Oregon’s older coastal forests to nest.”
The Benson Ridge parcel was acquired by Scott Timber as a part of the state of Oregon’s efforts to sell the Elliott State Forest in 2014. Cascadia Wildlands, Audubon, and the Center for Biological Diversity challenged those land sale efforts in state court in order to keep the much loved forest open to the public. In 2019, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that the state’s efforts to sell the Elliott were illegal, and that the state’s understanding that these lands needed to be managed to maximize revenue were misplaced.
The court’s ruling builds on recent successful efforts to permanently protect the remainder of the Elliott State Forest. This past legislative session, the Elliott State Research Forest was created severing the link between old-growth timber sale revenues and public school funding in Oregon. The new research forest: 1) retains the forest in public ownership, 2) creates a 34,000-acre permanent reserve on the west side of the forest to benefit murrelets and other imperiled species, 3) protects nearly all of the remaining mature and old-growth forest left on the Elliott, and 4) meaningfully engages western Oregon tribes in its management. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/court-blocks-logging-at-part-of-elliott-state-forest/article_9ad51346-f7eb-11ec-97cd-0f1863f214d5.html | 2022-07-04T22:48:41 | 1 | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/court-blocks-logging-at-part-of-elliott-state-forest/article_9ad51346-f7eb-11ec-97cd-0f1863f214d5.html |
DERBY, Kan. (KSNW) — Many people headed out to Derby to celebrate the Fourth of July with a parade.
All kinds of floats could be seen near Pather Stadium in Monday morning’s parade.
Kids stocked up on candy as families kicked off their day.
This Fourth of July comes as things start to feel more normal for some with the pandemic.
“There is this sense of freedom and feeling normal again, and I’m a healthcare provider so I was involved in all of this so it is just great to be able to get out and enjoy it,” Renate Dealy, paradegoer, said.
Derby held a farmers market, the annual Firecracker Race, and fireworks in High Park. | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/derby-celebrates-the-fourth-of-july-with-parade/ | 2022-07-04T22:51:31 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/derby-celebrates-the-fourth-of-july-with-parade/ |
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (KSNW) – A firework is the apparent cause of a house fire Monday in Hutchinson. The Hutchinson Fire Department responded to a fire in the 800 block of N. Baker St.
The department said the cause was due to a firework.
Here is a list of safety tips provided by the Kansas State Fire Marshal:
- Always ignite outdoors
- Have an adult supervise all fireworks activities
- Have a water supply nearby
- Light from a solid, flat and stable platform
- Light only one firework at a time
- Make sure fireworks debris is cooled off completely before disposing
- Never re-ignite malfunctioning fireworks
- Store fireworks in a cool, dry place
- Use a long-handled lighter
- Only use fireworks purchased and/or approved by your town and/or county | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/firework-cause-of-hutchinson-house-fire/ | 2022-07-04T22:51:37 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/firework-cause-of-hutchinson-house-fire/ |
American pride was on full display in the Lehigh Valley this practically cloudless Fourth of July, ranging from ringing Liberty Bell replicas to family festivals flaunting shades of red, white and blue.
Celebrations and other events for Independence Day began even before July 4 and will continue into the remainder of the month across the Valley, if the late-night fireworks didn’t make that already apparent.
One such jubilation was the Macungie Fourth of July Festival at Macungie Memorial Park, where dozens of families celebrated the national holiday with activities including bounce houses, a rubber duck race down a nearby creek, Hot Wheels car races and selling amenities like lemonade and pretzels.
It was his first time attending for Paul Amenta, a Macungie resident of 25 years with his wife, Gloria, as he wanted to enjoy the festival with his two-year-old grandson, Grayson.
Amenta added that he was proud to be an American, despite recent political events for the country such as the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
“I still have tremendous pride in my country,” he said. “I think days like this, to celebrate your country, are very important. Every country has issues, but you still have tremendous freedom here. You have to keep things in perspective. The freedom that you have in this country, you can’t take it for granted.”
That pride in country was blatant for seven-year-old Emmett Zedaker of Macungie, who was enjoying the bounce houses while decked out in a July 4-themed hat and T-shirt.
When asked how he was enjoying the holiday fun, Emmett’s response was straight to the point: “Pretty good.”
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“A lot of fun stuff,” he added, referring to the festival’s activities.
Later in the afternoon there was another independence-themed event in the Lehigh Valley that was somehow louder than a park full of children, namely the National Bell Ringing Ceremony at the Liberty Bell Museum in Allentown. There, museum staffers dressed in Revolutionary-era garb and gave a historical presentation of the Liberty Bell and the replica housed in the museum before ringing the replica 13 times for each of the original American colonies.
Kids were even able to create their own small replicas of the bell using arts-and-crafts supplies at the museum.
“Happy Fourth of July and let freedom ring!” museum manager Stephanie Burke said after ringing the replica bell.
Special appearances for the ceremony included Pip the Mouse, who helped Burke and museum director Rev. Joshua Knappenberger ring the replica, and Rev. Greg Edwards of the Resurrected Life Community Church, who gave a reading of the picture book “F Is for Flag” by Wendy Cheyette Lewison and Barbara Duke.
“’We see our flag in happy times, and we see our flag in sad times,’” Edwards read. “’Our flag is in so many places because we are proud of it. It stands for us, the people who live here. Who are we? We’re all kinds of people, different in so many ways. But ... we are like one great, big family. Our country, one family, one flag, for everybody.’” | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-july-4-celebration-20220704-5mwzvwsjt5dgdjlbaxcv5tjate-story.html | 2022-07-04T22:51:52 | 0 | https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-july-4-celebration-20220704-5mwzvwsjt5dgdjlbaxcv5tjate-story.html |
LITTLE ROCK, Ark — Little Rock police and the Arkansas State police are currently at a scene on Interstate 630 Westbound.
According to reports, the Arkansas Department of Transportation stated that some kind of police incident began close to 1:30p.m. on Monday afternoon.
Details into this situation are very limited but ARDOT has said that the outside, middle, and right shoulder lanes are all being affected.
This story is developing and we will update with more details as soon as we have more information. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/little-rock/i-630-lane-closures-police-presence/91-234998a5-d947-4182-a538-a668b3ad350b | 2022-07-04T22:56:28 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/little-rock/i-630-lane-closures-police-presence/91-234998a5-d947-4182-a538-a668b3ad350b |
RIVERVIEW, Fla. — An 11-year-old boy who got struck by lightning last Thursday in Hillsborough County finally returned home after being in the hospital for days.
Levi Stock was struck by a bolt of lightning during a family fishing trip in Riverview. According to the child's pastor, Daniel Butson of Fishhawk Fellowship Church, Levi actually was knocked off the boat when the lightning bolt hit his lower back and went through his left foot.
Pastor Butson said the boy's father dove into the water after him, doing everything he could to make sure he didn’t lose his son.
After spending days in the ICU, Levi's family says he was finally moved to the main floor. He is also talking and has been up walking. In a recent photo shared with 10 Tampa Bay, Levi is standing in front of his home which is decorated with balloons and a "welcome home" banner.
"We watched a miracle from God as he has healed our sweet boy," the 11-year-old's father said in an update.
The family went on to thank everyone who has been praying for Levi.
"We want to thank each and every one of you for praying, they have been felt!" Levi's father said. "Your continued prayers for the pain in his legs to subside would be so appreciated."
Pastor Butson said the lightning strike turned a day on the boat into a nightmare.
“Some good Samaritans who saw this happen,” he said in an earlier statement. “They get Derek and Levi into their boat, and that’s where Derek begins to offer life-saving CPR…he was doing CPR and Derek described to me ‘Daniel, it was like it lasted an eternity. It might have been five or 10 minutes, but it felt like forever.”
Pastor Butson explained emergency responders arrived at the scene and found that Levi had a faint pulse. Crews rushed Levi to the hospital while his family sent out one request for the community…“please, pray.”
“We dropped everything, we started praying,” Butson said last week. “We let our whole church know to start praying. The community began to pray. People at the dock were praying…I know this was a story about the power of lightning, but it really ought to be a story about the power of prayer.” | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/riverview-boy-recovery-lightning-strike/67-ce9ada7d-3117-4db7-859e-79a2bbdf7286 | 2022-07-04T22:56:34 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/riverview-boy-recovery-lightning-strike/67-ce9ada7d-3117-4db7-859e-79a2bbdf7286 |
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Many will be out celebrating Independence Day, and for some, alcoholic drinks will be flowing.
AAA is offering Tow to Go services all day Monday, July 4 until Tuesday July 5 at 6 a.m.
Using Tow to Go, AAA members and non-AAA members who are under the influence or who are not ok to drive can call (855) 2-TOW-2-GO or (855) 286-9246 to receive a free ride and tow.
AAA said cars can be towed up to 10 miles away to a safe location.
According to AAA, the Tow to Go service is available to help prevent injuries and death from car accidents. AAA said drivers should always determine a designated driver before celebrating or set up safe transportation. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/travel-safe-driving-holidays-mephis-aa/522-aa03e3a2-0ab3-42df-9c2b-94169484ce29 | 2022-07-04T22:56:40 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/travel-safe-driving-holidays-mephis-aa/522-aa03e3a2-0ab3-42df-9c2b-94169484ce29 |
GRAPEVINE, Texas — For more than seven months, Wes Milner kept getting reports of a dog near Grapevine Lake that would pop up late at night or in early mornings but would flee anytime someone got close.
“There was a dog going through the trash at Whataburger,” Milner, a Grapevine animal services officer, said. “The photos that we got and the video that we got was really blurry.”
They started in June of 2021, and Milner would set traps, feeding areas and cameras and still only caught glimpses.
“He would see the trap, and he would bark at it. He did not want anything to do with it. He was smart. He would paw at the back of it,” he said. “He just vanished like a ghost, and I was like, ‘ok, game’s on now buddy’.”
He named the Australian Shepherd-Lab mix "Ghost" and finally, in early 2022, was able to trap the dog in a backyard. But that’s when Milner says the truly tough part began.
“Ghost was going to need a lot of help, and he was going to need a lot of special attention,” Milner said, emotional. “I put a lot of work into the dog and there’s a lot of dog’s out there that need help.”
After months of trying to find Ghost a forever home, Jonathan Kiang and his wife showed up to the shelter on a whim looking for a partner for their 7-year-old husky Athena.
“Kind of in the distance we just saw Ghost like looking all sad and I think his face just made me feel some type of way for him,” Kiang said. “In my heart I knew I just needed to take him away from that.”
For weeks after their trip to the shelter in April, Ghost was timid, keeping to himself in a corner of their home.
“Shy, Scared,” Kiang said. “He did not want to be anywhere around us.”
“Seven months on the streets of Grapevine is a long time for a dog to be himself,” Milner said.
Now, he’s still nervous around traffic but is playful around his family and Athena.
“He always wants to be next to our side,” Kiang said. “He’s like completely loosened up and we can see his personality now.”
Now the dog someone didn’t want, and no one could catch has a new friend and a new home.
“That’s all we ask is for someone to open their heart, open their home,” Milner said. “This just makes my whole day to see how well Ghost is doing. I’ll live on this high for weeks.” | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dog-abandoned-at-north-texas-grapevine-lake-now-has-a-forever-home-after-living-on-his-own-for-7-months/287-a141266e-5248-493e-94cd-b07d5f935656 | 2022-07-04T22:57:18 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dog-abandoned-at-north-texas-grapevine-lake-now-has-a-forever-home-after-living-on-his-own-for-7-months/287-a141266e-5248-493e-94cd-b07d5f935656 |
DALLAS — Valeria Zamarripa holds on to her son's belongings, his pictures, his military dog tag and his Navy hat.
And she holds on to the last words he said to her.
”I’ll always remember those last words... 'I love you mom,'” said Valerie Zamarripa.
Six years ago, on July 7, Officer Patrick Zamarripa was listening to a Rangers game in his squad car and watching protesters march in Downtown Dallas. Dash camera video shows the moment he hears gunfire jumps out of the car and runs towards it.
Within seconds, he was shot and killed by a gunman targeting police. Five officers died that day.
"I will keep saying his name until my last breath and keep his memory alive,” said Zamarripa.
Zamarripa says every time she hears of a mass shooting her heart sinks knowing all too well what it feels like to lose someone to gun violence.
On Monday, she learned of the shooting in Illinois, where multiple people were killed and injured in a 4th of July parade.
”It just makes me so angry that we can’t even enjoy our lives and be happy and take our kids to something they can enjoy," said Zamarripa.
She says every time an officer is shot in the line of duty, it takes her breath away.
“You just start praying and praying thinking 'oh no, not again not again.'”
Like so many other victims’ families, she holds on to the memories. Patrick, a Navy veteran loved the 4th of July and it was the last holiday he celebrated with his family before he was killed.
”He loved the 4th of July because he loved his country and loved serving in the Navy and was proud to be an American as he always said," said Zamarripa.
She said there are good days and bad days and when she struggles to get through the difficult times, she remembers how Patrick lived his life serving others and she says the best way to honor him is to spread a message of love not hate.
“Just remember to be kind to one another.” | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/mother-of-fallen-dallas-officer-reacts-to-recent-mass-shootings/287-4b446e55-ee1f-4b7e-bd7b-1b51d58ba725 | 2022-07-04T22:57:24 | 0 | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/mother-of-fallen-dallas-officer-reacts-to-recent-mass-shootings/287-4b446e55-ee1f-4b7e-bd7b-1b51d58ba725 |
Tempe police investigating pepper spray attack on protesters
The Tempe Police Department is investigating an attack on protesters that occurred Sunday evening at Mill Avenue and University Drive.
In a statement, Tempe police said community members were engaged in a protest "when a subject deployed what appeared to be pepper spray from a vehicle toward members in the crowd."
Both Tempe Police and Fire Departments responded to the incident.
The incident was filmed on social media accounts by protesters and others.
The Tempe police statement said "victims were treated" but did not provide any details on how many people were injured or the severity of those injuries.
Tempe police said they coordinated with witnesses and victims and the case is being investigated by detectives.
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LEHIGHTON, Pa. — It was all about the beach and the barbecue this July 4th at Beltzville State Park in Franklin Township, near Lehighton.
"It's a great beach. The water is great. Overall it's a great atmosphere," said Rad Drescik of Pennsburg.
It was busy, as hundreds came out to enjoy the sunny day at the park.
But at the main entrance, dozens of people turned away.
The park reached full capacity, early.
"Staff came in at about 6 a.m. and Pohopoco was already parked full. We had people waiting from about 2, 3 a.m. in the morning they started showing up at the gate," said Ben Monk, Beltzville State Park manager.
Beltzville State Park and nearby Mauch Chunk Lake both closed at 9 a.m.
Folks at Beltzville say they were happy, they were able to get inside.
"We came here yesterday actually and we didn't get in. So today we left at 7 a.m. We got here exactly at 8 a.m.," Drescik said. "We spent probably about half an hour waiting in the line and we got in so yeah, we're happy.
"I was in shock you know. I was like okay we're in. But my friend was trying to come here, but she couldn't. She was late for that," said Arlene Diaz from New York.
Diaz from the Bronx makes this trip to the park every year; leaving home early to get a good spot for the day.
"That's why we came early because we know like everyone wants to have fun you know what I'm saying. So we left New York at 4 a.m. in the morning and we got here at 7:50 a.m. because the traffic was completely full," Diaz said.
While people say dealing with the traffic can be frustrating, park-goers say it all pays off after a fun day with family and friends.
Check out WNEP’s YouTube channel. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/carbon-county/busy-holiday-at-beltzville-state-park-carbon-county-rad-drescik-pennsburg-ben-monk-mauch-chunk-arlene-diaz/523-999952b5-a577-4476-ac21-e114ea46343f | 2022-07-04T23:03:11 | 0 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/carbon-county/busy-holiday-at-beltzville-state-park-carbon-county-rad-drescik-pennsburg-ben-monk-mauch-chunk-arlene-diaz/523-999952b5-a577-4476-ac21-e114ea46343f |
JIM THORPE, Pa. — Boats filled the Lehigh River in Jim Thorpe as hundreds celebrate Independence Day, paddling down the river.
Employees at Pocono whitewater Rafting say It's been like this weekend long.
"Fourth of July weekend is normally very busy for us. With the holiday on a Monday, we were always a little concerned. Just worried about it, but it turned out to be a beautiful day and people wanna go rafting when it's beautiful," said Sierra Fogal, operations manager at Pocono Whitewater Rafting.
Jacqueline Lopez made the trip up from Philadelphia. She says she wasn't wasting a perfect day out on the water.
"It's nice and sunny. No rain in you know the forecast so hey and the humidity is low so. I love it," said Lopez.
On a beautiful sunny day like this, employees with Pocono Whitewater Rafting say they've been slammed with people wanting to get out on the river.
"Everyone's just happy and excited to be outside and to be doing something in the sun and just to have American's birthday on a beautiful day and just put the two together because last year we had a really rainy 4th of July and so it's a nice change of pace," Fogal said.
For this couple from Philly, it was their first-time whitewater rafting.
"We knew it was going to be a great day for that so we wanted to do that first and then try to enjoy fireworks later and enjoy the day," said Onix Pagan from Philadelphia.
The perfect way to end a holiday weekend with a splash.
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CARBON COUNTY, Pa. — Two people are dead following what state police believe is a murder-suicide in Carbon County.
It happened Sunday along Daubert Lane in East Penn Township.
Troopers tell Newswatch 16 that 70-year-old Gary Daubert shot his 66-year-old wife beth and then turned the gun on himself.
No word on what led to that murder-suicide in Carbon County.
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PORT CARBON, Pa. — Fire trucks, floats, and families filled Pike Street for Port Carbon's annual 4th of July parade. A tradition that has brought people across Schuylkill County together since World War II.
“I believe we are celebrating America's birthday, and people come together. There's a lot of crazy things going on in this world, but we are a small town that's patriotic, that comes together, and enjoys each other, that's what it's all about,” said Harold "Bucky" Herndon, Port Carbon Mayor.
The parade awarded prizes to locals who participated in one of six divisions. But the biggest prize was reuniting the community to a pre-pandemic level.
“I've seen so many people that I haven't seen in years. Everybody is going out and everyone is excited about it. and it's just bringing the whole town together again. We missed that and we needed that,” said Nadine Rubright, Port Carbon Christmas Light Committee.
“There were more people at our parade than there were last year. And they're getting to talk, and they're getting together, to be free of the pandemic for a little bit and enjoy family,” Mayor Herndon said.
Nearly 100 participants marched along in the parade. Allowing organizations like the Port Carbon Christmas Light Committee to invite families to more community events.
“I figured the local kids are the ones in parade or coming to watch the parade so what better way to get the word out than walking along the parade route,” said Desiree Devers, Port Carbon Christmas Light Committee.
Cousins Beou and Grace agree that this is one of the best ways to celebrate the Fourth of July.
“I ride my bike and I throw candy,” Beou Melusky from Pottsville said.
“Because I just enjoy it, I love seeing the kids cheer and they get the candy,” said Grace Zulick from Minersville.
The Port Carbon Fourth of July festivities continue tonight with a fireworks display at 9:30 p.m.
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MONTROSE, Pa. — Hundreds gathered in downtown Montrose, eagerly awaiting the start of this year's parade.
The celebration turns this normally quiet borough into a crowded one.
For Vicki Drake of New Milford in Susquehanna County, it's a family tradition she began long ago with her kids.
"It's a tradition for our family, we came when our kids were little and now we are here with our kids and their kids," said Drake. "It's like ya know baseball, hotdogs, apple pie, and the fourth of July."
For Montrose Mayor Tom LaMonte, July 4th is much more than just another holiday.
"Well everybody that's had, experienced the last couple of years this is a great thing to come on out be part of the family, get to socialize a little bit more," said LaMonte.
From the bands to the businesses; trucks, classic cars, and lots of tractors paraded down Grow Avenue and circled back around to the Susquehanna County Courthouse.
At the end of the parade route, a cookout and vendor showcase was put on.
People were able to walk around and enjoy the end of their independence day weekend.
"The Kiwanis & Lions Club They do a great job organizing this parade. All of our vendors, it's just nice we're a sleepy little town," said LaMonte. "We're a historic town and it's nice to show it off and have all these folks here enjoying it with us."
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PHOENIX — Arizona voters will face at least eight — and likely as many as 11 — proposals they get to approve or quash on November's ballot.
And their fate could determine not only the laws on the operation of state government, but even the influence that voters have in crafting new laws in the future.
The most sweeping would take away many of the restrictions that the Republican-controlled legislature has placed on registration and voting.
For starters, the plan by Arizonans for Free and Fair Elections would restore the "permanent early voting list" that lawmakers eliminated in 2021. That would ensure that people can continue to get early ballots, even if they do not use them for several years.
It would repeal the 2016 law that makes it a crime for individuals to take someone else's early ballots to a polling place.
There's a provision to sign people up to vote when they get a driver's license unless they specifically opt out. It also would repeal the requirement to be registered at least 29 days before the election in order to vote and sharply reduce the amount of money candidates could take from any individual or political action committee.
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And it would spell out that a signature on an early ballot envelope, if matched to those already on file at county offices, would be sufficient to have the votes inside of it counted.
That last provision directly conflicts with the Arizona for Voter ID Act that would require those who vote early to provide additional information.
That includes an affidavit with the voter's date of birth and the number from one of several acceptable forms of identification such as a driver's license, a state-issued non-operating license, the last four digits of the person's Social Security number, or a unique number issued by the secretary of state to those who lack other forms of ID.
The measure also would affect those who go to the polls on election day, requiring a photo ID. Gone would be an existing alternate option of bringing in two documents without a photo that contain the person's name and address, like a utility bill, vehicle registration or property tax statement.
If both measures pass, the ballot measure with more votes would take precedence, but only in the areas where the two conflict.
Political donor identities
Elections would also be affected, but in a less direct way, with the Voters' Right to Know Act.
The initiative, being pushed by former Attorney General Terry Goddard, a Democrat, would require public disclosure of the true source of donations of more than $5,000 spent by organizations in support of or opposing any candidate or ballot measure. Potentially more significant, it is worded to cut through any effort to hide the identity of the actual original donor by having the cash transferred — Goddard uses the word "laundered'' — through a series of groups.
Current state law exempts any group classified by the Internal Revenue Service as a "social welfare" organization from having to list their contributors. And there can be a lot of money involved.
In 2014, for example, American Encore spent more than $1.4 million on Arizona races. And while the group originated with an organization founded by the Koch brothers, there is nothing on the record who put up those dollars.
The initiative would spell out that once any statewide campaign spends or accepts $50,000 — $25,000 for local or legislative races — it has to start filing public reports of the source of the funds received, providing the name, mailing address, occupation and employer of anyone who has contributed at least $5,000. More important, that includes not just who is the direct donor but where that entity got the money.
Voter initiative hurdles
On the subject of ballot measures, three would throw new hurdles into the ability of voters to enact their own laws.
One proposed by Sen. Vince Leach, R-Tucson, would amend the Voter Protection Act. That's the 1998 measure approved at the ballot that forbids lawmakers from repealing anything approved by voters and limiting their ability to change it unless it "furthers the purpose'' of the original measure and gets a three-fourths vote.
This would give lawmakers permission, by simple majority, to effectively rewrite or repeal an entire voter-enacted law if any part, no matter how small, is declared illegal or unconstitutional by a court. And if a voter-approved measure actually raised money, lawmakers would be free to divert funds from its intended purpose elsewhere.
Separately, a measure offered by Rep. Tim Dunn, R-Yuma, would spell out that any initiative that enacts a tax would take effect only if it got the approval of 60% of those going to the polls.
That threshold is significant: A 2020 proposal to increase income taxes on the wealthy to fund education picked up just 51.7% of the vote. The only reason it never took effect was because the Supreme Court said it was legally flawed.
A third measure asks voters to limit their future initiatives to what a court determines is a single subject.
Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, was upset about the 2016 initiative that raised the state minimum wage with automatic escalators. The same measure also requires most companies to provide workers with at least five days of sick and personal leave.
Kavanagh contends that practice amounts to "logrolling.'' He said his proposal would keep voters from having to "hold their nose'' and support something they do not like in exchange for getting something they want because it is on the allot as a single take-it-or-leave-it measure.
Create lieutenant governor post
Another constitutional amendment would create a new post of lieutenant governor. And what that's all about is the line of succession.
If a governor dies in office, quits to take another job, gets criminally indicted or is impeached and convicted — all of which has happened in Arizona — the next in line is the secretary of state.
Only thing is, the person in that office got there by being elected on his or her own. And Sen. J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, said voters make their picks based on the skill set for that office, like being the state's chief elections officer, rather than being the governor-in-waiting.
It has happened more than once that the secretary of state is not of the same party as the governor being replaced. That, in turn, could mean that the policies set by the governor chosen by voters may no longer exist.
That most recently occurred in 2009 when Democrat Janet Napolitano quit less than two years into her second term to take a job in the newly elected Obama administration. That put Republican Jan Brewer in charge.
But it also has gone the other way like when Democrat Rose Mofford became governor in 1988 after the legislature impeached and convicted Republican Evan Mecham.
The system would have each party's nominee for governor select a running mate, similar to what happens at the presidential level, with both names on the general election ballot. That person would become lieutenant governor.
Voters rejected the idea in 1994 and again in 2010.
But supporters say that was because those proposals simply created what would be a taxpayer-funded do-nothing position. This proposal tries to get around that with a requirement that whoever is the lieutenant governor must be put in charge of the state Department of Administration or can fill any position the governor is authorized to fill.
Tuition rates for 'dreamers'
Voters also are being asked to decide whether to let "dreamers" who attend state universities and community colleges pay no more tuition that other state residents.
The measure would overturn part of Proposition 300, a 2006 ballot measure that denies various public benefits to those not in the country legally. That includes any form of subsidized tuition.
Since that time, however, the Obama administration began the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. It allows people who arrived in this country illegally as children to remain and even to work if they meet certain conditions.
Based on that, the Maricopa community college system and, later, the Arizona Board of Regents agreed to let DACA recipients pay in-state tuition.
The Arizona Supreme Court, however, ruled in 2018 that is precluded by Proposition 300. This would remove that legal impediment.
Rep. Michelle Udall, R-Mesa, said it is in the state's long-term interest to ensure that more children who have gone to Arizona high schools have a chance to get a higher education. She said the state's economy is on an upswing "but without an increasing number of college graduates, these gains cannot hold.''
Protecting homes in bankruptcies
Another ballot measure would provide some protections to anyone who winds up in financial trouble.
One provision would increase the "homestead exemption" to $400,000 in a bid to keep people from losing their homes in bankruptcy cases.
That figure, which says how much homeowners can shield from creditors, is currently $150,000, a number set in 2004. It represents the equity people have in their homes, not the value of the house itself.
Another provision would increase to $15,000, and adjust annually for inflation, the amount of household goods, including furniture, electronics and appliances that someone can keep after declaring bankruptcy. That figure is now $6,000.
It also would boost the value of a vehicle that can be shielded from debtors from $15,000 to $25,000, also with inflation adjustments.
And, outside bankruptcy issues, it would cap the interest rate that could be charged on medical debt at no more than 3%.
Fire district support
Voters also will be asked to increase the amount of sales tax they pay by a tenth of a cent for 20 years to help support fire districts.
Sen. Paul Boyer, R-Glendale, said fire districts are limited in what they can raise in local property taxes. But he said they provide the first response for everything from heart attacks to traffic accidents to anyone who happens to be in their district at the time.
The levy, if approved, is anticipated to raise about $150 million a year, with the lion's share earmarked for rural districts that lack a sufficient tax base. While there is a formula for distribution based on each district's assessed valuation, the measure spells out that no district can get more than 3% of the total.
Property tax exemptions
Also going on the ballot is a measure to give the legislature more power to determine who is entitled to property tax exemptions.
There already are various provisions in the Arizona Constitution dealing with caps on property taxes for groups as diverse as widows and widowers to business equipment.
But Sen. J.D. Mesnard said a provision designed to provide relief to disabled veterans was struck down by Arizona courts over some constitutional issues. And he said the exemption for widow and widowers may also be subject to challenge.
This would repeal the existing individual constitutional provisions and replace them with a single section giving the legislature the power to decide what exemptions from property tax to provide within certain guidelines. Mesnard said, though, it would not expand on the list of who is currently eligible under prior-approved measures.
Right to abortion
One other measure could qualify: a proposal to put a "right of reproductive freedom'' in the Arizona Constitution. It would bar state and local governments from interfering with the right to elective termination of a pre-viable fetus, defined as one who has a reasonable chance of survival outside the womb.
But backers did not start gathering signatures until May after a draft of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked. And they need to submit at least 356,457 valid signatures by Thursday afternoon to qualify.
Howard Fischer is a veteran journalist who has been reporting since 1970 and covering state politics and the Legislature since 1982. Follow him on Twitter at @azcapmedia or email azcapmedia@gmail.com. | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/voters-likely-to-decide-whether-to-undo-new-arizona-voting-rules/article_85e7115c-fbb8-11ec-9a9d-07a87b214f34.html | 2022-07-04T23:23:41 | 0 | https://tucson.com/news/local/subscriber/voters-likely-to-decide-whether-to-undo-new-arizona-voting-rules/article_85e7115c-fbb8-11ec-9a9d-07a87b214f34.html |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Graffiti promoting a white supremacist organization has appeared in multiple locations in Birmingham, including in Fountain Heights: a historically Jewish, now predominantly Black neighborhood where the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is located.
The graffiti promoted the Patriot Front, a white nationalist organization the Southern Poverty Law Center has classified as a hate group.
A large painted banner promoting the hate group appeared this weekend under the 12th Court North bridge in the Fountain Heights neighborhood and was visible from Interstate 65.
The group, which has connections to the deadly 2017 Charlottesville rally according to the SPLC, advocates for a white ethnostate.
“An African, for example, may have lived, worked, and even been classed as a citizen in America for centuries, yet he is not American,” the organization’s manifesto said.
Pictures of the graffiti circulated on social media just days before the kickoff of the World Games, which will bring international attention to the Magic City from July 7-17.
The appearance of the racist imagery comes just days after masked white supremacists marched in Boston under the banner of the Patriot Front.
“Our community has been terrorized for decades at the hand of groups like this, and we cannot let this stand,” Dominique Villanueva, a local resident, wrote of the graffiti.
By midday July 4, the banner in Fountain Heights had been painted over.
Birmingham City Councilor LaTonya Tate commented on photos of the social media posts about the graffiti, confirming that the image had been covered.
“Issue resolved,” Tate commented on the post.
In a statement sent to CBS 42, Tate, who chairs the city council’s public safety committee, said that incidents like this are unacceptable.
“Graffiti sprayed by white supremacist, nationalist and neo-racist hate groups on any wall or interstate will not be tolerated in the City of Birmingham,” Tate said.
Other residents of the area who reached out to CBS 42 on Monday provided photos of similar graffiti that has not yet been addressed. The images, which also promote Patriot Front, are painted on concrete bridge support beams on Powell Avenue South near the Red Mountain Expressway.
CAIR, America’s largest Muslim civil rights organization, condemned the white supremacist imagery in a statement on July 4.
In a statement, CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper said:
“Americans who value racial justice and equality must speak up each time racism rears its ugly head,” Ibrahim Hooper, CAIR’s national communications director, said. “As white supremacists and other bigots increasingly spread their hatred nationwide, community leaders must continue to repudiate racism.”
According to the SPLC, groups like the Patriot Front engage in such activity to raise their public profile.
“Virtually all its activities are undertaken with propaganda value in mind,” the SPLC has written of the group. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/white-supremacist-graffiti-appears-in-historic-birmingham-neighborhoods/ | 2022-07-04T23:24:14 | 0 | https://www.cbs42.com/news/local/white-supremacist-graffiti-appears-in-historic-birmingham-neighborhoods/ |
BELTON, Texas — Fire departments from Temple and Morgan's Point are working together to put out a fire near Lake Belton High School this July 4.
Temple Fire got a call about the fire around 2:06 p.m., according to Temple Fire spokesperson Santos Soto.
The size of the fire or the cause of the fire isn't known at this time.
The Temple Police Department is redirecting traffic away from the intersection of Prairie View Road and SH 317 near the high school.
Stay with 6 News as this story develops.
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TEXAS, USA — H-E-B is stepping up to be sure Texans serving in the military away from their families can have a "taste of home."
To "celebrate freedom and those who bravely protect it," and in honor of America's Independence Day, H-E-B will send over 500 Operation Appreciation care packages to Texans serving our country away from home.
To nominate a hero, visit H-E-B's Facebook page here. Nominations are now open and will be accepted until 500 are received, the company said.
The packages will be filled with H-E-B favorites that offer "a taste of home anywhere around the world." Customers can fill the care package with love by writing inspirational words in the comments section to be included on a notecard in the package.
“We are thankful for the commitment of the brave men and women who defend our nation’s freedom and are honored to share a bit of home with our service members,” said Johnny Mojica, H-E-B Public Affairs Manager.
Launched in 2013, H-E-B's Operation Appreciation has provided more than $10 million in support to dozens of military-based nonprofits in Texas, as well as efforts that provide mortgage-free homes to severely wounded veterans, the company said.
H-E-B has regularly been named a top workplace for military veterans and was recognized by Forbes as a top employer for veterans. The company said since 2014, H-E-B has hired more than 23,000 veterans and military spouses.
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TEMPLE, Texas — Twelve newborns are celebrating their first Fourth of July by donning red, white and blue at Baylor Scott and White Medical Centers (BSW) across the state.
On July 1, the medical organization shared photos of its latest "Tiniest Texans" wearing patriotic gear ahead of the Fourth of July.
"The future of America has arrived," BSW wrote in a news release. "These Tiniest Texans are showing off their red, white and blue and are proud to be Born in the USA."
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CEDAR FALLS -- As of midnight, 18 citations had been issued to people who illegally shot off fireworks in public areas and outside the allowable time, said the Public Safety Department.
The city department announced offenders had violated an ordinance by allegedly using fireworks after 10 p.m. Sunday. Others shot them off on public streets, sidewalks, or school property.
As a result, they were fined $375. The ticket includes an additional “court cost” of $95, meaning the total fine came out to $470, said the department.
Additionally, the department responded Sunday evening to three dumpster fires that were believed to have been caused by fireworks debris.
Cedar Falls lifted its prohibition on fireworks usage earlier this year and replaced it with an annual three-day window for when they can be shot off: Between noon and 11 p.m. July 4 and between noon and 10 p.m. July 3 and 5.
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The hope was the new law would be easier to enforce and limit most of the fireworks usage to those three days.
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“Please be a ‘good neighbor’ and let those in your neighborhood know if you will be shooting off fireworks so that they can prepare for the loud noise and protect their pets that may be affected,” said the Public Safety Department in a press release.
The fines for first offenders were increased from $250 to $375. Second and third offenses will cost $500 and $1,000.
“Citizens are reminded that fireworks are only allowed on the user’s real property. Fireworks are not allowed on city-owned property, public sidewalks, public streets, parks, parking lots, etc. Officers are issuing citations immediately following the end time of the legal window,” said the Public Safety Department.
The ordinance requires people to clean up all leftover debris from the fireworks. Officials also are reminding residents to do it safely.
“Place the debris in a bucket of water when possible and do not place any fireworks debris into a dumpster or trash container. Leave the debris in a safe area of your yard away from any structures and deal with it the following day,” the department said. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cedar-falls-public-safety-issues-18-fireworks-citations-so-far-this-independence-day-holiday/article_443e8543-f6be-5880-a61e-5654cf507592.html | 2022-07-04T23:24:58 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/cedar-falls-public-safety-issues-18-fireworks-citations-so-far-this-independence-day-holiday/article_443e8543-f6be-5880-a61e-5654cf507592.html |
WATERLOO — Three laureates will be inducted into Junior Achievement's Cedar Valley Business Hall of Fame Oct. 20 at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center.
The 2022 honorees are Stacey Bentley, Community Bank & Trust; Kris Hansen, Western Home Communities; and Mike Mallaro, VGM.
The business leaders were nominated by community members and then selected by an independent committee. A news release said the laureates have influenced much of the community’s economic development and social welfare through leadership, vision, and innovation. This year marks Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa's 28th anniversary of celebrating distinguished business leaders who have established a legacy within their industries and the community.
The black-tie gala is presented by First Interstate Bank, previously Great Western Bank. The evening will include video biographies of each laureate. Students from local schools will serve as hosts and escorts to reinforce the purpose of the event – to inspire children to visualize success.
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“We are proud to once again sponsor the Junior Achievement Cedar Valley Business Hall of Fame and are excited to gather in-person to celebrate this year’s honorees,” said Gary Lorenz, Cedar Valley market president of First Interstate Bank.
Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. For tickets or additional details, contact Junior Achievement at (319) 862-1100 or email Emma Disterhoft at edisterhoft@jaeasterniowa.org. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/junior-achievement-announces-cedar-valley-business-hall-of-fame-honorees/article_a18706f9-dc62-5e14-b4a1-9fa3d7624790.html | 2022-07-04T23:25:04 | 0 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/junior-achievement-announces-cedar-valley-business-hall-of-fame-honorees/article_a18706f9-dc62-5e14-b4a1-9fa3d7624790.html |
ASHLAND, KY (WOWK) — On a day when we celebrate our freedoms, hundreds of people rallied together against the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
The protester’s goal is to get people to take further action.
“We want people to understand that all of this is in vain if you don’t vote. So, if you’re not registered, we are here to help you get registered. We don’t care how you register, what party you choose, but, if you want a voice, you have to vote,” said rally attendee Barbara Delaney.
“As a survivor of rape in college, I feel that if I hadn’t of had the opportunity and if I had been forced to carry my perpetrator’s child, I never would’ve been able to do the things that I ended up doing, which was going to law school,” says Kennedy Womack, one of the attendees.
On May 2, a Supreme Court draft was published by Politico. It said that the Supreme Court was considering overturning the 1973 landmark decision, Roe v. Wade. Roe v. Wade established a person’s constitutional right to an abortion.
The Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade on June 24, effectively banning the procedure in many states that had so-called, “trigger laws.” Kentucky was one of those states but abortion is temporarily legal after a Kentucky court blocked the ban.
Organizers say this march is the first woman’s march in Ashland, and all of the organizers are teenagers.
They say it all started with a group chat.
“In that group chat, we had a lot of people who are now protesters and volunteers here. But, three of us rose out of that group chat and we started planning. I contacted the City Commissioner and from there, it just blew up,” said Jane Delaney, an organizer.
The teenage organizers say the process was difficult, but the number of people who came out was shocking.
“I didn’t think we’d have over 100 people come. So, to see that over 1,000 people responded and we have about 500 people here right now, it was overwhelming, but also incredibly heartwarming,” Delaney says.
They say there are no signs of any of this slowing down.
“We’re definitely not going to stop. We’re already talking about planning another protest down here in a couple weeks. We only took one week to plan this thing and we have about 500 to 600 people here,” says Mackenzie Warren, an organizer of the march. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/abortion-rally-held-in-ashland-on-fourth-of-july/ | 2022-07-04T23:32:07 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/abortion-rally-held-in-ashland-on-fourth-of-july/ |
HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) — A decision in a major opioid lawsuit involving the City of Huntington has been reached.
The City of Huntington and Cabell County will not receive the billions of dollars they sought from three major drug distributors.
Both the city and county have sued Cardinal Health, Amerisource Berge and McKesson — alleging they dumped millions of opioid pills in West Virginia.
“Well, I haven’t had the chance to go over the entire document. But we are extremely disappointed for the City of Huntington who has undergone so much devastation because of these opioids,” said Rusty Webb, attorney for Huntington, Cabell County.
“We respect the Court and the judicial system through which we have sought remedy, but my disappointment cannot be measured. The decision today is a blow to our city and community, but we remain resilient even in the face of adversity. This case was always about holding these distributors accountable and providing our doctors, nurses, counselors, first responders and social workers with some of the resources needed to combat the opioid crisis. These companies were part of a powerful industry responsible for fueling the epidemic here in Huntington and across the country. We will work alongside our counsel to ensure the fight continues on behalf of so many who lost their lives and livelihoods to the opioid epidemic. The citizens of our city and county should not have to bear the principal responsibility of ensuring that an epidemic of this magnitude never occurs again.”
Steve Williams, Huntington Mayor
Some 81 million pain pills were sent to Cabell County from 2006 to 2014. The lawsuit accused the drug distributors of creating a public nuisance with the onslaught and ignoring signs that the area was ravaged by addiction.
The plaintiffs were seeking more than $2.5 billion that would go toward abatement efforts. The goal of the 15-year abatement plan would be to reduce overdoses, overdose deaths and the number of people with opioid use disorder.
The case was tried in Federal Court in Charleston and alleges that the drugmakers flooded West Virginia with millions of pills, leading to the opioid epidemic.
On Mar. 30, 2022, Federal Judge David Faber threw out a motion by the pharmaceutical companies for a “direct verdict” which could essentially dismiss the case in their favor.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/decision-reached-in-major-huntington-opioid-lawsuit/ | 2022-07-04T23:32:13 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/decision-reached-in-major-huntington-opioid-lawsuit/ |
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A personal finance website has compared all 50 states across 13 key indicators of patriotism.
WalletHub ranked the states across two key dimensions, “military engagement” and “civic engagement.” The dimensions were evaluated across 13 metrics. Metrics under military engagement include the state’s average number of military enlistees and veterans per 1,000 adults. Metrics under civic engagement include the share of adults who voted in the 2020 presidential election and AmeriCorps volunteers per capita. Each metric was graded on a 100-point score, with 100 representing the highest level of patriotism.
The ranking found Alaska is the most patriotic state in the U.S., and Arkansas is the least patriotic state.
Ohio was ranked 29th with a score of 40.51. Ohio was ranked 33rd for military engagement and 20th for civic engagement.
Kentucky placed 35th, ranking 21st for military engagement and 43rd for civic engagement.
West Virginia came in at 40th on the list, ranking 34th for military engagement and 36th for civic engagement.
The data found New Jersey, Minnesota and Oregon have the highest percentage of adults who voted in the 2020 Presidential election, while Arkansas, West Virginia and Oklahoma have the lowest. Utah, South Dakota and Nebraska have the highest volunteer rates, while New York, Nevada and Florida have the lowest.
Georgia, Alaska and Texas have the highest number of military enlistees while North Dakota, Vermont and Rhode Island have the lowest. Alaska, Virginia and Wyoming have the highest number of veterans per capita, while New York, New Jersey and California have the fewest.
Further, states were designated as red or blue based on how they voted in the 2020 presidential election. WalletHub found blue states are more patriotic than red states.
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RIPLEY, WV (WOWK) — One person’s absence was felt heavily at Monday’s Ripley Parade. That person was Hershel “Woody” Williams.
Woody Williams died at the age of 98 on June 29, 2022. His procession was on Saturday, July 2, with a funeral held at the West Virginia State Capitol the following day.
Williams was the last living World War II veteran to hold the nation’s highest military honor, the Medal of Honor.
On Monday, along the parade route, people were fondly remembering Woody.
“He had a very kind heart, and he loved young people getting involved,” says Riley Bennet, President of the Kindness Club at Ripley High School.
Retired U.S. Army Specialist Michael Wray talked about Woody and how excited veterans were to have him be a part of the history of the parade.
“Everybody that I knew was extremely excited, the vets especially. To have someone as prominent as him to be a part of the parade and actually lead it, that was an amazing thing for everybody,” Wray says.
Woody was the Grand Marshall for the parade in 2021 and was Co-Grand Marshall with General James Hoyer, of the West Virginia National Guard, in 2018. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/woody-williams-absence-felt-at-2022-ripley-parade/ | 2022-07-04T23:32:25 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/woody-williams-absence-felt-at-2022-ripley-parade/ |
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A three-vehicle crash on State Road 100 sent four adults and two children to the hospital Monday with injuries ranging from minor to critical, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A silver sedan driven by an 80-year-old Palm Coast woman was heading west when the woman took a left-hand turn on a red light, troopers said.
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Reports show the sedan then struck the rear of a jeep headed east, causing the jeep to turn over multiple times.
At this point, a pickup truck driven by a 38-year-old Orange Park man struck the sedan from behind, FHP said.
All six Palm Coast occupants of the jeep were taken to the hospital, reports show.
Records indicate a 21-year-old passenger suffered critical injuries, a 19-year-old suffered serious injuries and both the 21-year-old driver and a 22-year-old passenger suffered minor injuries.
According to FHP records, two children — a five-year-old and a one-year-old — were on board the jeep and suffered serious injuries.
Troopers said the occupants of the sedan and the pickup truck suffered no injuries.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Two local veterans are working to make sure no one who served in our armed forces is ever forgotten.
That’s because although they may be retired now, Lorraine Holland and Daila Espeut-Jones still live, breathe and sleep the United States Army.
“I never wanted to be seen as a woman, I was a solider,” said Holland.
“22 years long, 22 years strong. I served Uncle Sam,” said Espeut-Jones.
These days, instead of parachuting, loading guns or serving as combat soldiers, they serve in nearly a dozen veterans councils and organizations, working to make sure no veteran is ever left behind in any way.
“It is my job to reach out and touch each and every one, you know, of our veterans who are out there that needs help,” said Espeut-Jones,
“My only job is to help the veterans,” said Holland.
For her, it was a no-brainer to help other veterans, and a way to feel like she was making a difference.
“I had a husband until about 11 years ago, and I followed him around. He was in the British Army. So when he retired, we came here and then unfortunately, he passed away. And I was looking for purpose and meaning in my life,” said Holland. “And being a veteran, one of my girlfriends said to join the Military Officers Association. And I did. So for me, at that time I just really missed the camaraderie that we share with the military.”
Holland does a lot of work with the Military Officers Association of America. They’re advocates for all military, whether you’re on active duty, you’re enlisted, an officer, and we work legislation in support of military and their families.
“Our big push for MOAA this year is to get legislation, just like they did with Agent Orange for the Vietnam veterans, to cover the veterans coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan, to make sure that they get their VA benefits that cover for disability,” said Holland. “We’re going to be doing some town halls coming up this year to recognize not only the Vietnam veterans, but they’ve asked to recognize those veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq with the toxic exposure, the burn pits, so we’re gonna go full-fledge on town halls all throughout the state of Florida.”
In fact, Holland said she’s been part of studies for Gulf War veterans because there’s not that many women a part of them, and she wants to be able to help in any way she can. She does a lot of work that focuses on other female veterans.
“Women that don’t necessarily see themselves as a veteran, what we’ve discovered is a lot of them say, ‘Oh, I’m just a mother, now, I’m just a wife. I didn’t serve in combat.’ And we’re saying, ‘No, you served, you deserve these rights.’ So we’re trying to reach those women that just don’t seem to connect to be veteran, and make sure that they get the benefits they’ve earned, whether it’s through the VA or some other organization,” said Holland.
Holland was part of a committee that just finished a report examining issues female veterans face, like the lack of women’s’ health primary care providers at VA, lack of beds for female vets at homeless shelters, especially those with kids and a lack of tools, resources and information to help women transition back to civilian life, among other issues.
“There’s a lot of women that had military sexual trauma, MST. And they don’t want to come forward because they were so severely traumatized by it, that if they have to sit with an intake specialist to see if they’re eligible for disability, sometimes they would prefer to have women interview them. So now we’re looking at that also, do our veteran service officers, do we have enough women so that if they don’t feel comfortable coming forward and talking to a man to get their benefits?”
They’ve identified 14 issues and presented recommendations to resolve them. While she waits for that to happen, Holland works behind the scenes to connect any veteran she can with the help they need.
That’s also something Espeut-Jones does on the daily.
“My job, as the chair of the Orange County Mayor’s Veterans Advisory Council, is to use those vehicles, and the vehicles that I’m talking about, are the support organizations, the veteran organizations that are out there to bridge the gap between the military and their families to get them the help that they need,” said Espeut-Jones. “My goal for the veterans of Central Florida is to get the benefits that they so deserve by getting with like minded companies, again, like the company that I work for ZelTech, who supports veterans in the community, companies like JHT, companies like Lockheed Martin, for them to find employment, and also understanding the dynamics behind the Veterans Administration at Lake Nona, get them into Lake Nona so they can get their military benefits. There also educational benefits that’s out there. The goal, again, is to ensure that they understand that there are people out there who want to assist because there are several folks who do not have a college degree, and they have benefits that you know, they know nothing about that they should receive to go back to school.”
One of her biggest missions is education and spreading awareness.
“There’s so many veterans who are in just Central Florida alone, who know nothing about the benefits they deserve, and what’s coming to them,” said Espeut-Jones. “There are so many veterans out there who feel as though that even though they served those benefits, you know, are not theirs, because it should go to someone else. But the uniqueness about it is you serve that is your benefit. No one else can take that away from you.”
Espeut-Jones has also been honored for her work by being selected as one of the few females in the Florida Veterans Hall of Fame in 2020.
“It was an amazing feeling to be selected for the Florida Veterans Hall of Fame. And I am so grateful for being recognized by Judge Tina Caraballo,” said Espeut-Jones. “The goal is to ensure that others emulate what I am doing in the community. Yes, I’m being recognized for the good work that I’m doing. But I also wanted to ensure that other female veterans because we are the minority to see that, yes, we’re doing good in the community and be recognized for that because oftentimes, we’re left behind and we receive no recognition whatsoever. It does put a smile on my face every time I think about it, and I try to pay it forward by recognizing others who are doing the same type of work and even more in the community by recommending them for the same.”
It’s a lot of work both women say is never really done-- but they say they wouldn’t have it any other way.
“It’s every single day, every single day, my phone rings,” said Espeut-Jones. “It is the right thing to do. It is called paying it forward. When I reach one person, you know, I can actually go to sleep that night with a smile on on my face, because I know that that veteran is one less out there on the streets.”
“I can’t tell you, I can’t put it in words, the satisfaction I get, seeing that, through me, I can affect other people and getting their benefits and having a better life and having a life that they’ve earned,” said Holland.
There are plenty of resources available to our local veterans, here’s a list of some of them:
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OCEAN CITY — South Jersey celebrated the 4th of July weekend in style, with many events returning to pre-pandemic levels of pageantry as the region helped commemorate the country's 246th birthday with parades, picnics and pyrotechnics.
From town to town, the celebrations ranged from small and familiar, to massive and well-orchestrated.
In Galloway Township, the state's largest parade kicked off Monday morning, returning to a size and scope it had not reached since 2019.
Meanwhile in Ocean City, hundreds of adults and children rode their decorated bikes or lined Central Avenue to watch as the annual July 4 bike parade, one of multiple events, brought out the holiday crowds.
The Fourth of July began early in Northfield with the annual Frank Connolly Mile. There were more than 300 runners this year with local resident and collegiate runner Kevin Antczak, 20, finishing first, running a near course record of 4:25.8. Sophia Day was the first female finisher.
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In Linwood, the day began with a traditional bike parade. Organized by the Linwood Historical Society, the parade of kids and families rode along the bike path with their bicycles decked out in all sorts of red, white and blue. Then it is back to the Historical Society and fire department for old-fashioned games and a chance to tour the Linwood Volunteer Fire Dept. and maybe get a chance to put out a fire with veteran firefighter, Wayne Dilkes.
Organizers of Galloway's parade said roughly 115 organizations and over 500 people marched Monday morning into historic Smithville Village. The parade is the largest Fourth of July parade in New Jersey, based on the number of marching units and the crowds formed along Smithville Boulevard and Moss Mill Road to watch and cheer on the marchers.
"I just love the turnout. The turnouts of the people, the families, the children. I just love all of the veterans that are here that I support and are here to protect this country," said Donna Hurley, an Atlantic County resident.
In Ocean City, the bike parade drew scores of children, who called for candy from the sidelines. The event started at 40th Street, and participants made their way over a mile to the end at a playground at 52nd Street, where there were prizes, music and snacks. At the same time, the Garden Civic Association Bike Parade took place at the other end of the town.
The two Ocean City events have become a tradition for families celebrating Independence Day at the shore.
Each year, contestants for the Miss Night in Venice contest participate in the parade, along with other local pageant winners. This year, engine trouble for a classic car carrying one of the contestants meant a long push, with multiple parade viewers joining in to help.
An Ocean City police officer on a motorcycle led the parade, followed by a fire truck.
The beach and Boardwalk were crowded starting early on the sunny holiday, and parking was at a premium throughout town.
Fireworks are another staple of the holiday. Multiple communities planned extensive fireworks displays for Monday night, many starting around 9 p.m. Ocean City’s were set to be launched from a barge in the ocean near the Music Pier at Moorlyn Terrace, visible for a wide area of the beach and Boardwalk.
Many of the local celebrations ended before the horrific mass shooting that took place Monday in suburban Chicago, killing at least six people, wounding 24 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror, according to police. The local celebrations, even as the day progressed, remained in stark contrast to the aftermath in the the Midwest, with many people, having spent a full day at the beach or outside, not having heard anything about the shooting.
Back in Galloway, the thoughts were with those in military service, protecting the country.
Don Kliesch, of Smithville, and a member of the Elks 2845 chapter was wearing a red shirt, a color the group chose to honor the servicemen and women currently deployed.
"I think (the parade) is fantastic... The amount of people that come out to see the parade, that support everyone in the community I think is fantastic," said Kliesch.
The local Cub Scout Troop from Galloway Township was on hand as well. Dressed in their brown uniforms, they were there to show that the young troop is dedicated to showing their love for America.
"It's not about just being in the wild and just going camping. I'm looking forward to showing people that Scouts is a thing, it's fun, and you might be able to join," said Anthony, who was marching with his fellow Cub Scouts from their Galloway troop. It was his third time being at the parade.
In Northfield, shortly after the conclusion of the morning race, the fire truck sirens marked the start of the parade. Organized by the Northfield Cultural Committee, the parade stepped off at Jackson Avenue and wound down Shore Road past City Hall, turning down Mill Road and headed to Birch Grove Park where there were plenty of hot dogs and drinks.
(The Associated Press and Suzanne Marino contributed to this report.) | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/shore-celebrates-fourth-of-july/article_d2dbb810-fbb2-11ec-adb8-fb81f3ab007c.html | 2022-07-04T23:35:53 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/shore-celebrates-fourth-of-july/article_d2dbb810-fbb2-11ec-adb8-fb81f3ab007c.html |
GRAND BLANC, Mich. (WJRT) – Hauling out the grill for the fourth of July will cost families 11 to 17 percent more than last year’s holiday.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, ground beef is up by 11 percent, chicken nearly 28 percent and alcoholic beverages up about 4 percent.
“People had a lot more money last year, with stimulus checks and stuff,” Butcher Ron Jackett at Colony Quality Meats in Grand Blanc said. “This year you can tell things are slowing down a little bit.”
Local butcher shops have begun to notice families are working to swap out barbecue favorites to not burn through their wallets.
“Last year we were selling so many more stakes than we were this year, now we're selling more burgers and hotdogs,” Jackett said. “You can tell that people are hurting a little bit more with their wallets.”
Jackett says the swap of food items doesn’t come as a surprise as their shop changes out their price tags. But unlike last year supply chain issues, seem non existent as cost is more detrimental.
“We can get anything but the price is just gonna be a lot,” he said. | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/cost-to-barbecue-skyrockets/article_48adc5f8-fbd4-11ec-86e4-7b824c2cac21.html | 2022-07-04T23:37:37 | 1 | https://www.abc12.com/news/local/cost-to-barbecue-skyrockets/article_48adc5f8-fbd4-11ec-86e4-7b824c2cac21.html |
Friends remembered a woman killed in a shooting rampage on Saturday as someone with an infectious and joyous spirit.
Amber Tsai, 32, was killed in her Haltom City home on Saturday when police say 28-year-old Edward Freyman fired hundreds of rounds from a rifle.
The shooting spree also killed 33-year-old Collin Davis on the driveway of the home in the 5700 block of Diamond Oaks Drive and injured a woman in her 60s who lived in a home across the street.
Haltom City Police say that the victim managed to call 911 after being shot to warn dispatchers about what officers were facing when they arrived.
Video captured from a Ring camera next door showed three officers get ambushed by the gunman as they approached Davis on the driveway who was shot near his motorcycle.
Corporal Zach Tabler and officers Tim Barton and Jose Avila were all injured. Barton has been treated and released while Tabler and Avila remain in the hospital as of late Sunday.
Police say the gunman then took off on foot through the backyard. Another Ring camera captured Freyman walking on Golden Oaks Drive holding a rifle with a handgun holstered on his side. Investigators say he took his life in the front yard of another home moments later.
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Neighbors on Monday handed out blue ribbons that quickly went up on tree trunks along the quiet street of tree-lined ranch-style homes on large lots in the community of just under 60,000 residents east of Fort Worth.
One neighbor, who only provided his first name, Austin, lives directly across the street from Tsai described his neighbor as a “sweet young person”.
“We had a little bit of interaction with Amber over the last couple of months,” he said.
Haltom City Police Chief Cody Phillips on Sunday said all three knew each other but did not disclose the nature of the relationship.
Friends took to social media to remember Tsai on Monday, sharing reflections on both Facebook and a GoFundMe page.
“I can’t find the words you deserve. I can say I love you and how deeply I will miss you,” Amanda Cree posted on Facebook. “You will always be an infectiously joyous spirit. Your charisma, extroversion, spunk and eagerness to make everyone around you feel safe, welcomed and included.”
A growing, neighbor-led memorial outside her home helped honor Amber Tsai and Collin Davis as well as three injured officers. Neighbors say her sudden absence is felt deeply, a feeling that will not subside soon.
“I know we’re safe now but it’s just a real eerie raw feeling that I don’t wish upon anybody,” Austin said. | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/friends-neighbors-remember-haltom-city-shooting-victims/3006719/ | 2022-07-04T23:45:05 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/friends-neighbors-remember-haltom-city-shooting-victims/3006719/ |
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Police have arrested a 17-year-old in connection to the stolen car involved in a drive-by shooting that took place last Thursday in New Jersey's largest city, officials said Monday.
Nine people were hurt in a drive-by shooting in Newark Thursday evening in the vicinity of a grocery store, according to Newark's interim acting public safety director.
Five victims, including one teenager, were being treated for gunshot injuries at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Interim Newark Public Safety Director Raul Malave said. Four other adults were treated for gunshot injuries at University Hospital.
All were expected to survive.
According to two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation, the shooting appears to have happened outside a grocery store in the 200 block of Clinton Place. Some of the victims may have run into the store after being shot.
Police said they were looking for a white Honda Pilot that had been stolen out of Jersey City, but the number of suspects and descriptions were not known.
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The suspect faces charges of receiving stolen property, obstruction of the administration of the law, and resisting arrest.
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CROWN POINT — Lake County prosecutors dropped charges last week against one of two people arrested after a shooting in 2017 in Highland that resulted in a three-hour standoff and lockdown at nearby schools.
Samantha C. Yates, of Highland, and Ryan C. Turner, of Hammond, each were charged in May 2017 with attempted murder, attempted battery by means of a deadly weapon, criminal recklessness and pointing a firearm.
In a motion to dismiss Yates' charges, Lake County Deputy Prosecutor Christopher Bruno wrote the state was unable to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
According to charging documents, Yates was in a vehicle with Turner in the 4000 block of Kennedy Avenue on May 16, 2017, when Turner fired a shot at his ex-girlfriend, who was in another vehicle.
The ex-girlfriend was not wounded, but her vehicle was damaged, police said.
Highland police located Turner's vehicle parked in a garage in the 9500 block of Forrest Drive, but Turner and Yates refused to come out of a residence, officials said. They each surrendered after a standoff that lasted about three hours.
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Turner posted a bond of $20,000 surety or $2,000 cash in July 2017. Prosecutors dropped an attempted murder charge against him in September 2019, but he remained charged with all other counts.
Turner failed to appear before Lake Criminal Court Judge Samuel Cappas three times in July 2021, so the judge issued a warrant for him.
In October, authorities learned Turner was in custody in Toledo, Illinois, records showed. Officials issued a detainer, which means Turner was expected to be brought back to Lake County upon his release from custody in another jurisdiction.
In a motion to dismiss, a deputy prosecutor wrote the state was unable to prove its case against the woman beyond a reasonable doubt. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/prosecutors-drop-charges-against-1-of-2-arrested-in-highland-shooting/article_ab3ee621-6003-5aec-8000-ea2db0ee5c82.html | 2022-07-04T23:54:27 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/prosecutors-drop-charges-against-1-of-2-arrested-in-highland-shooting/article_ab3ee621-6003-5aec-8000-ea2db0ee5c82.html |
CALDWELL — It would be hard for anyone to pick one highlight from Caldwell's Fourth of July celebration — Mayor Jarom Wagoner couldn't — because it offered something for everyone.
The city's annual Independence Day festival at Memorial Park featured, among other attractions, 5K and 1K runs; a parade; food, drink, arts and crafts vendors; watermelon-eating contests; live wrestling; a car show and a camel.
"A Caldwell staple," a passerby said of Clyde, the camel who posed, seemingly proudly, in a red, white and blue cowboy hat as droves of people stopped for pictures and pets.
At 8 feet tall and around 2,000 pounds, Clyde stood out among the crowd Monday — but he's also a popular guest at other events. He's appeared at birthdays, weddings, "anything he's invited to" for the last 22 years, owner Gary Drake said.
And at no charge.
Neighbors began noticing Clyde, who lives with the Drakes on a 2-acre pasture on Midway Road between Nampa and Caldwell, and inquiring about his availability for events. For more than two decades, he's been "shared with the community," Drake's daughter, Samantha Armas, said.
"They just call us or they come over to the house and ask if he can be in events and whatnot," Armas said. "And if we have an opening, we write it on the calendar. That's pretty much how we do our booking."
Clyde appears in at least 30 events each year, Drake and his wife, Renae, told the Idaho Press in 2012. The Drakes acquired Clyde at an auction in Missouri when he was 6 weeks old, and he's been comfortable around people ever since. He doesn't even spit.
"He doesn't know he's a camel," Gary Drake said Monday. "He's a pet. Big dog."
On a nearby stage, animals much smaller than Clyde were also gaining attention.
Entrants in the "most patriotic dog" contest lined the stage while judges evaluated their USA-themed adornments and hairdos. Kal, a white, 9-month-old standard poodle with a blue mohawk and stars and stripes dyed into the hair on his torso, was the big winner.
His championship look took a few months to curate, said his owner, Brittnie Anderson of Nampa, the head groomer at Adventure K-9 in Boise.
"We've been changing his hairstyle every three months. It's not a dye that washes off; it has to grow in and keep evolving," Anderson said. "He started out as a zebra, then he was a fruit-stiped zebra, then a mermaid, and how he's an American flag."
And that's only scratching the surface of the young pup's potential. Kal's canine counterparts will have stiff competition again next Fourth of July.
"We're going to start growing his hair out and be a little bit more elaborate," Anderson said. "So maybe like an eagle."
By the time Clyde and Kal were getting all the attention, it had already been a long day for the mayor.
Wagoner, holding the mayoral title for the first time during a Caldwell Fourth of July, arrived around 5 a.m. to help set everything up. At 7 a.m., he ran in the 5K. At 9 a.m., he was in the parade. And just before noon, he toured the car show, which featured vintage hot rods, roadsters, military vehicles and more, deciding where he'd place his mayor's choice sticker.
"I grew up here in Caldwell and so we'd always come down to the parade," Wagoner said. " ... Everything that goes with it. Caldwell does a great job."
Wagoner said he finished the 5K in "just over 32 minutes. For an old, out-of-shape man, not bad."
"32:50," his 14-year-old son, Brycen, was quick to remind him. Brycen was about 10 minutes faster.
Wagoner applauded the Hispanic-themed floats in the parade, which highlighted Caldwell's Hispanic population and influence.
"It was a great mix," Wagoner said. "The parade was top-notch."
But he wouldn't call it his favorite event. Not the car show, either. After all, the main event of the night, the fireworks show, was still several hours away.
"The fireworks are spectacular," Wagoner said. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/caldwell-does-a-great-job-from-5ks-to-pyrotechnic-displays-to-a-camel-caldwell-fourth/article_8b22f096-38e5-53b5-84a1-47fc02495ee0.html | 2022-07-04T23:58:51 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/caldwell-does-a-great-job-from-5ks-to-pyrotechnic-displays-to-a-camel-caldwell-fourth/article_8b22f096-38e5-53b5-84a1-47fc02495ee0.html |
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OXBOW, Ore — A Weiser woman was killed after her vehicle rolled down an embankment into a river near Hells Canyon.
Baker County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch received multiple calls at 9:31 p.m. on July 1, reporting a vehicle rollover near Hells Canyon Campground. According to witnesses, the vehicle fell down an embankment and was submerged in the water.
Deputies and an ambulance with Halfway/Oxbow responded and began searching the area in an effort to locate anyone who may have exited the vehicle, but were unable to locate anyone and witnesses confirmed no one had exited after the crash.
The vehicle was found submerged in approximately 20 feet of water.
Baker County Search and Rescue Team divers were deployed in the early morning hours of July 2, and were able to successfully remove the vehicle from the water.
Once the vehicle was recovered, deputies were able to locate the sole occupant inside the car.
The victim was identified as Jewel Kay Salley, 77, of Weiser, Idaho.
Investigators determined that Salley was traveling south on Homestead Road when, for an unknown reason, the vehicle left the roadway. The vehicle then rolled down the embankment before coming to a rest in the water.
Baker County Sheriff’s Office appreciates the assistance efforts of the Halfway/Oxbow Ambulance, Baker County Search and Rescue, and Halfway Towing and Repair. | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/weiser-woman-killed-after-vehicle-rolls-down-embankment-into-water/article_442e4fd4-af7b-5a0b-bbce-8d3389ca3e3a.html | 2022-07-04T23:59:03 | 1 | https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/weiser-woman-killed-after-vehicle-rolls-down-embankment-into-water/article_442e4fd4-af7b-5a0b-bbce-8d3389ca3e3a.html |
Performers from the Idaho Falls Youth Arts Centre walk in the 2022 Liberty on Parade with outfits for their upcoming musical this fall, "The SpongeBob Musical."
Performers from the Idaho Falls Youth Arts Centre walk in the 2022 Liberty on Parade with outfits for their upcoming musical this fall, "The SpongeBob Musical."
Thousands of attendees lined the streets of Idaho Falls on Monday to celebrate Independence Day, including many who make the annual trip from out of state.
The city celebrated with the Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce’s Liberty on Parade. Several floats from local businesses, schools and civic organizations traveled through 4th Street by Idaho Falls High School, on to Boulevard and Tautphaus Park.
“The kids love it. They love coming and seeing the different floats and what’s here. I always enjoy bringing the kids to see the tractors and horses and everything,” said Jared Judy, a parade attendee from Cache Valley, Utah.
Judy was born and raised in Ammon and he said he’s visited Idaho Falls every year since he moved to Cache Valley about five years ago.
“Our freedom is the most important thing here and that’s what we’re celebrating,” Judy said.
For many other attendees, like Zairrick Wadesworth, the parade and Fourth of July celebration has become a near-lifelong tradition.
“It’s (great seeing) people coming together as a community getting excited for what’s happening in our community,” Wadesworth said. “It’s important to be able to share some of the things our youth and other community members are doing.”
Wadesworth has lived in Idaho Falls for about 40 years and has watched 30 parades, he said. The day is important to recognize and celebrate the freedom people have in the U.S., he said.
“It’s an opportunity for us to outwardly express our gratitude for our community and our nation,” Wadesworth said.
Many other residents in town wrapped up the celebrations watching the Melaleuca Freedom Celebration, one of the largest fireworks shows in the nation. | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/idaho-falls-celebrates-independence-day/article_f759d33e-0d75-5044-9624-9f96d7086f79.html | 2022-07-05T00:00:53 | 1 | https://www.postregister.com/news/local/idaho-falls-celebrates-independence-day/article_f759d33e-0d75-5044-9624-9f96d7086f79.html |
CARMEL, Ind. — Megan Babuska is the owner of Classic Cakes in Carmel.
"Every time we take a stance or share an opinion or values, we always lose customers. So it's always a very hard decision, said Babuska.
Babuska saw a TikTok post by @jess.0220 calling for a nationwide spending freeze for women's rights from July 3-5.
The post encourages people to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade by staying home from work and not spending any money.
"It really hit home and felt like something that was not only possible, but would also make an impact if enough people joined," said Babuska.
On July 5, Babuska's employees get a paid day off and Classic Cakes will be closed.
"This is a big enough issue where we needed to make a statement, take a stand," said Babuska. "We have a history of standing up for people in our community.
Many anti-abortion advocates also took a stand at the statehouse on Wednesday.
A nurse who did not want to give her last name was among that group.
"We do care about women," said Elizabeth, an ICU Nurse. "We aren't just pro-birth. No one is forcing anyone to have babies, but if you get pregnant and you're carrying a human being already, that human being deserves the right to life as much as you do."
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Indiana Right To Life president and CEO Mike Fichter reacted to the SCOTUS decision.
"We've come a long way since 1973 – and this monumentally historic SCOTUS decision gives Hoosiers the opportunity to come together as a loving and compassionate people to revisit Indiana abortion laws," said Fichter.
For Babuska, she said people should have the right to choose.
"It's too complicated to make a black and white law," Babuska said.
According to a recent Gallup poll, of the 1,007 American adults surveyed, 55% identify as pro-choice compared to 39% who identify as pro-life.
Fichter said Indiana is the fifth-most pro-life state in the country
"Today on the 4th of July, Hoosiers are celebrating the Declaration of Independence and its inalienable right to life. We now have a historic opportunity, after more than 539,000 babies have lost their lives to abortion in Indiana since 1973, to value all life, including unborn children, and to provide care and support for pregnant moms," said Fichter.
According to Fichter, "since Roe was decided 50 years ago, medical science has proven that unborn babies have a heartbeat, develop brainwave activity, can hear, develop noses, mouths, fingernails, organs and nervous system, and can kick, grasp objects and hiccup – all well before 15 weeks of development."
Babuska said the issue of abortion is complicated.
"The people I've talked to who are on the other side of the issue feel like the decision that's made is to now save babies' lives, but that's all that they're talking about," she said. "I feel like there's a lot more complicated stuff going on. Like all the exceptions that people are saying are OK. That's the right to choose that's being taken away. All those exceptions that are being outlawed in other states right now."
Babuska said she stands by her decision to close Tuesday and hopes her customers choose to come back.
"It's very scary every single time, but the right people in the community support us back," said Babuska. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/classic-cakes-carmel-nationwide-spending-freeze-womens-rights/531-a2ef599f-cd65-4d17-b273-01dbd79965d1 | 2022-07-05T00:04:02 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/classic-cakes-carmel-nationwide-spending-freeze-womens-rights/531-a2ef599f-cd65-4d17-b273-01dbd79965d1 |
TRI-CITIES, Tenn. (WJHL) – Is there such thing as the perfect hot dog?
News Channel 11’s Kelly Grosfield spoke with Petros in Bristol on how to properly “dress up your dog” for the Fourth of July holiday.
TRI-CITIES, Tenn. (WJHL) – Is there such thing as the perfect hot dog?
News Channel 11’s Kelly Grosfield spoke with Petros in Bristol on how to properly “dress up your dog” for the Fourth of July holiday. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/dressing-up-your-dog-what-makes-the-perfect-hot-dog/ | 2022-07-05T00:04:03 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/dressing-up-your-dog-what-makes-the-perfect-hot-dog/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — Two children, ages 8 and 10, are in critical condition after police say someone opened fire at a Fourth of July party on the east side of Indianapolis.
The shooting happened at around 7 p.m. near the intersection of East 38th Street and North Arlington Avenue.
When officers arrived, they found an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old who had been shot. They were both taken to the hospital in critical condition.
A few minutes after this shooting, IMPD said a person who had been shot showed up at Community Hospital East. Investigators say it's possible this is related to the shooting on 38th and Arlington, but were unable to confirm.
IMPD has not identified those who were shot or said if any suspects had been arrested.
13News has crews headed toward the scene to gather more information about this developing story.
This shooting follows a violent holiday weekend in Indianapolis, when two people were killed and 11 others were injured in several shootings and a stabbing in the city.
It was during this weekend that the call for calm began, and 15 Indianapolis churches launched a new campaign preaching a simple message of nonviolence to young people: "don't lose your cool."
The "Don't Lose Your Cool" campaign was the focus of sermons on Sunday. And, through programs planned all summer, it will teach young people how to deescalate conflict and safely deal with anger.
"We'll have kickbacks on Fridays for young people to teach them how to really resolve conflict. We have barbershop talks that are going to take place starting here in the month of July," Senior Pastor at New Direction Church, Ken Sullivan, Jr. explained.
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When temperatures rise, tempers tend to flare and Pastor Sullivan sees the cost of it all.
He's had to bury 30 young victims of gun violence. Kids as young as 11.
Their pictures, and their faces, are in an ever-growing folder in his office.
"I began to keep the obituaries and so I have a collection of obituaries just to remind me of the importance of what we do," Sullivan said.
So the "Don't Lose Your Cool" sign outside his church right now is more than a slogan. He says it's a mission encouraging young people to make better choices, to keep them safe. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/police-investigate-east-indianapolis-double-shooting-38th-street-arlington-avenue/531-c18b7d76-5b8d-4abd-834d-46abaf7c575f | 2022-07-05T00:04:08 | 1 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/police-investigate-east-indianapolis-double-shooting-38th-street-arlington-avenue/531-c18b7d76-5b8d-4abd-834d-46abaf7c575f |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – As Fourth of July cookouts commence, do you have what it takes to become a grill master for your guest?
Texas Roadhouse shares tips and tricks for grilling out this holiday.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – As Fourth of July cookouts commence, do you have what it takes to become a grill master for your guest?
Texas Roadhouse shares tips and tricks for grilling out this holiday. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/grilling-tips-from-texas-roadhouse/ | 2022-07-05T00:04:09 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/grilling-tips-from-texas-roadhouse/ |
ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — It’s a community tradition that brings the whole town of Rogersville out. The annual Fourth of July celebration began with the Independence Day parade Monday morning.
“Rogersville is the place to be,” Rogersville resident Gloria Culver said. “It’s a beautiful town, lot of history.”
Dozens of floats, antique cars and fire trucks marched their way through Main Street. Among groups participating were local businesses, church groups and candidates for office.
Hundreds of people lined the streets to celebrate the holiday and support their loved ones.
“My older brother will be in color guard, and my younger brother he’s in marching band,” attendee Emma Houck said. “It’s always fun to come back every year, and I have been doing that since I was a kid.”
For many onlookers, they’ve been attending the parade for decades, and it holds a lot of memories for them.
“Many years ago I got to ride in my dad’s police cars and that really meant a lot to me,” attendee Sharon Dalton said.
People wore their red, white and blue, eager to show their all-American spirit.
“It’s a reminder that freedom is not free,” attendee Donette Carter said. “We live in a nation where men are willing, and women, to sacrifice so that we can have the freedoms that we enjoy. So, it’s just a good time to remember our blessings.”
The Carters said they travel down from Blountville every year to see the spectacle, and this year’s parade was as patriotic as ever.
“I would say that patriotism ranks pretty high in Rogersville,” Carter said.
Fireworks will kick off at 9:30 p.m. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/rogersville-4th-of-july-parade-rolls-through-fireworks-to-come/ | 2022-07-05T00:04:15 | 0 | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/rogersville-4th-of-july-parade-rolls-through-fireworks-to-come/ |
SHORELINE, Wash. — Two people are dead after a trench collapsed on top of them in Shoreline, according to the Shoreline Fire Department (SFD).
The trench collapse was reported around 3 p.m. on Monday at a residential construction site in the Highland Terrace neighborhood. A man in his 30s and a man in his 60s were in the trench when it collapsed, according to SFD.
At least one other worker was trying to rescue the men when crews arrived on scene, according to SFD Public Information Officer Michelle Pidduck. SFD used rescue rigs to aid in the process, but found neither of the men were showing signs of life or had a pulse, Pidduck said.
SFD paused the recovery mission due to unstable soil surrounding the trench.
The Department of Labor and Industries is conducting an investigation, and then SFD will determine the best way to recover the bodies, Pidduck said.
The men were attempting to get to a fractured sewer line on a steep slope when the trench collapsed, according to SFD. The trench was 20 feet wide, 25 feet long and 15 feet deep. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/2-dead-shoreline-trench-collapse/281-91db05ba-e0d9-4b5b-bfdb-118d023e2f5d | 2022-07-05T00:08:25 | 0 | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/2-dead-shoreline-trench-collapse/281-91db05ba-e0d9-4b5b-bfdb-118d023e2f5d |
AUSTIN, Texas — The search for a swimmer who went missing on Lake Travis on Monday evening has now transitioned to recovery mode.
Austin-Travis County EMS said medics and Lake Travis Fire and Rescue crews responded to 6300 Bob Wentz Park Road just after 6 p.m.
After an extensive search by STAR Flight and rescue swimmers, nothing was found, ATCEMS said around 6:50 p.m.
The incident has now transitioned into recovery mode and the scene has been turned over to the Travis County Sheriff's Office.
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July 4th weekend is the busiest time of year for fireworks stores across the country. Locally, Mess’s Fireworks in Great Bend, Pennsylvania get busier with each passing year.
The store has been operating for over twenty years, and owner Jerry Mess says that each year, people come in looking for bigger fireworks.
Mess’s proximity to New York makes it a hot-spot for New York residents buying in Pennsylvania and bringing back into their communities.
Manager at Mess’s Fireworks, Andrew Merrell, estimates that about 90% of the customers that are coming in to buy fireworks are New Yorkers.
Manager at Mess’s Fireworks, Andrew Merrell says, “It all happens in one month, but the work for the store happens for the past year. Everything leading up to this is all done throughout the winter months; we get all of our stuff in, in the winter months and we just look forward to this time and seeing it pay off.”
Merrell says that P.A. residents used to be limited with what they could purchase from the store; however, recently, a new law was passed that lifted the restriction of certain fireworks for Pennsylvania residents.
He also reminds New Yorkers that they can buy whatever they wish in the store, but it is their responsibility to understand the regulations in their local communities.
Merrell says that the top selling fireworks this year have been Mess’s own brand of mortars. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/local/messs-fireworks-on-the-4th/ | 2022-07-05T00:12:13 | 1 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/local/messs-fireworks-on-the-4th/ |
A 22-year-old parolee has been charged with first-degree assault and a gun charge in connection to an incident June 22 that sent a man to the hospital for several days.
Keanu Murrell had been out of prison on a marijuana delivery charge at the time. But as a result of the new allegations is now at the Nebraska Reception and Treatment Center.
He made his first court appearance on the charges Thursday where his bond was set at $150,000.
In court records, Lincoln police said just after midnight June 22, they were sent to the U-Stop at 21st and K streets about a fight.
No one was there when officers arrived. But a 21-year-old Omaha man later told police he had been violently assaulted and went to the hospital, where he needed surgery to implant a metal plate near his left eye.
Video from U-Stop showed two men following the victim into the store and punching and kicking him several times, then confronting the victim's cousin and assaulting him outside near the gas pumps, reaching into his car and taking a shotgun.
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Police said they recognized one of the men as Murrell. As a convicted felon, Murrell can't legally possess a firearm.
Tom Casady's list of the 10 most infamous crimes in Lincoln history
Crimes of the times
This is simply one man’s perspective from the early 21st century (first written in 2010). I had to make a decision about crimes that occurred at locations that are inside the city today, but were outside our corporate limits at the time they occurred. I chose the latter.
Before beginning, though, I have to deal with three crimes that stand apart: the murders of three police officers in Lincoln. I’m not quite sure how to place them in a list. They all had huge impacts on the community, and on the police department in particular. Because these are my colleagues, I deal with them separately and in chronological order.
Patrolman Marion Francis Marshall
Shot in the shadow of the new Nebraska State Capital, Gov. Charles Bryan came to his aid and summoned additional help.
Lt. Frank Soukup
Marion Marshall was technically not a Lincoln police officer, so Lt. Soukup was actually the first Lincoln police officer killed on duty. One of his colleagues who was present at the motel and involved in the gunbattle, Paul Jacobsen, went on to enjoy a long career and command rank at LPD, influencing many young charges (like me) and leaving his mark on the culture of the agency.
Lt. Paul Whitehead
In the space of a few months, three LPD officers died in the line of duty. Frank Soukup had been murdered, and George Welter had died in a motorcycle crash. Paul Whitehead's partner, Paul Merritt, went on to command rank, and like Paul Jacobsen left an indelible mark at LPD and the community.
No. 1: Starkweather
The subject of several thinly disguised movie plots and a Springsteen album, the Starkweather murders are clearly the most infamous crime in Lincoln’s history — so far. One of the first mass murderers of the mass media age, six of Charles Starkweather’s 11 victims were killed inside the city of Lincoln, and the first was just on the outskirts of town. I didn’t live in Lincoln at the time, but my wife was a first-grader at Riley Elementary School and has vivid memories of the city gripped by fear in the days between the discovery of the Bartlett murders and Starkweather’s capture in Wyoming.
The case caused quite an uproar. There was intense criticism of the police department and sheriff’s office for not capturing Starkweather earlier in the week after the discovery of the Bartletts' bodies. Ultimately, Mayor Bennett Martin and the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners retained a retired FBI agent, Harold G. Robinson, to investigate the performance of local law enforcement. His report essentially exonerated the local law officers and made a few vanilla recommendations for improving inter-agency communication and training.
Now I know that many readers are mumbling to themselves “how obvious.” Hold your horses, though. It’s not quite as obvious as you might think. I had two experiences that drove this fact home to me. The first was a visit by a small group of journalism students. Only one member of the class had any idea, and her idea was pretty vague. You need to remember that the Starkweather murders were in 1957 and 1958 — before the parents of many college students were even born.
The second experience was a visit by a Cub Scout den. I was giving the kids a tour of the police station one evening. We were in the front lobby waiting for everyone to arrive. As I entertained the boys, I told the moms and dads that they might enjoy looking in the corner of the Sheriff’s Office display case to see the contents of Starkweather’s wallet — discovered a couple of years ago locked up in the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office safe. After a few minutes, one of the confused fathers asked me who Starkweather was, and why it was significant.
No. 2: Lincoln National Bank
On the morning of Sept. 17, 1930, a dark blue Buick carrying six men pulled up in front of the Lincoln National Bank at the northwest corner of 12th and O streets. Five of the men entered the bank, while a sixth stood outside by the Buick, cradling a machine gun. Observing the unusual events, a passerby called the police. The officer who responded, Forrest Shappaugh, was casually instructed by the machine-gun-toting lookout to just keep going, which he wisely did. Returning with reinforcements, he found that the robbers had already made good on their getaway, netting $2.7 million in cash and negotiable securities.
Ultimately, three of the six suspects were arrested. Tommy O’Connor and Howard Lee were convicted and sentenced. Jack Britt was tried twice but not convicted by a hung jury. Gus Winkeler, a member of Al Capone’s gang, winged a deal with County Attorney Max Towle to avoid prosecution in exchange for orchestrating the recovery of $600,000 in bearer bonds. The following year, Winkeler was murdered in Chicago, the victim of a gangland slaying. The final two robbers were never identified.
The Lincoln National Bank robbery stood as the largest cash bank robbery in the United States for many decades. It precipitated major changes at the Lincoln Police Department. Chief Peter Johnstone was rapidly “retired” after the robbery, the department’s fleet was upgraded to add the first official patrol cars, the full force was armed and a shotgun squad was organized. Forty-four years later when I was hired at LPD, the echo of the Lincoln National Bank robbery was still evident in daily bank opening details, and in the Thomspon submachine guns and Reising rifles that detectives grabbed whenever the robbery alarm sounded at headquarters.
No. 3: The Last Posse
My first inkling about this crime came when I was the chief deputy sheriff. One of my interns, a young man named Ron Boden (who became a veteran deputy sheriff), had been doing some research on Lancaster County’s only known lynching, in 1884. I came across a reference in the biography of the sheriff at the time, Sam Melick, to the murder of the Nebraska Penitentiary warden and subsequent prison break. Melick had been appointed interim warden after the murder and instituted several reforms.
Several years later, a colleague, Sgt. Geoff Marti, loaned me a great book, Gale Christianson’s "Last Posse," that told the story of the 1912 prison break in gory, haunting and glorious detail.
To make a long story short, convict Shorty Gray and his co-conspirators shot and killed Warden James Delahunty, a deputy warden and a guard on Wednesday, March 13, 1912. They then made their break — right into the teeth of a brutal Nebraska spring blizzard. Over the course to the next few days, a posse pursued. During the pursuit, the escapees carjacked a young farmer with his team and wagon. As the posse closed in, a gunfight broke out and the hostage was shot and killed in the exchange, along with two of the three escapees.
There was plenty of anger among the locals in the Gretna-Springfield vicinity about the death of their native son, and a controversy raged over the law enforcement tactics that brought about his demise. Lancaster County Sheriff Gus Hyers was not unsullied by the inquiry, although it appears from my prospect a century later that the fog of war led to the tragedy.
Christianson, a professor of history at Indiana State University who died earlier this year, notes the following on the flyleaf:
“For anyone living west of the Mississippi in 1912, the biggest news that fateful year was a violent escape from the Nebraska state penitentiary planned and carried out by a trio of notorious robbers and safe blowers.”
Bigger news on half the continent than the sinking of the Titanic during the same year would certainly qualify this murder-escape as one of the most infamous Lincoln crimes in history.
No. 4: Rock Island wreck
The Aug. 10, 1894, wreck of a Rock Island train on the southwest outskirts of Lincoln was almost lost in the mist of time until it was resurrected in the public consciousness by author Joel Williams, who came across the story while conducting research for his historical novel, "Barrelhouse Boys."
The wreck was determined to be the result of sabotage to the tracks, perhaps an attempt to derail the train as a prelude to robbery. Eleven people died in the crash and ensuing fire, making this a mass murder, to be sure. G.W. Davis was arrested and convicted of the crime but later received a full pardon. The story was told in greater detail earlier this year by the Lincoln Journal Star.
A historical marker is along the Rock Island Trail in Wilderness Park, accessible only by foot or bike from the nearest trail access points about a half-mile away at Old Cheney Road on the north, or 14th Street on the south.
Here’s the big question that remains unanswered: Was there really significant evidence to prove that George Washington Davis committed the crime, or was he just a convenient scapegoat? The fact that he received a gubernatorial pardon 10 years later leads me to believe that the evidence must have been unusually weak. If he was railroaded, then my second question is this: who really pried loose the tracks with the 40-pound crowbar found at the scene?
No. 5: Commonwealth
On Nov. 1, 1983, the doors to Nebraska’s largest industrial savings and loan company were closed and Commonwealth was declared insolvent. The 6,700 depositors with $65 million at stake would never be fully compensated for their loss, ultimately receiving about 59 cents on the dollar for their deposits, which they all mistakenly believed were insured up to $30,000 through the Nebraska Depository Insurance Guaranty Corporation, which was essentially an insurance pool with assets of only $3 million.
The case dominated Nebraska news for months. The investigation ultimately led to the conviction of three members of the prominent Lincoln family that owned the institution, the resignation of the director of the State Department of Banking and the impeachment of the Nebraska attorney general and the suspension of his license to practice law. State and federal litigation arising from the failure of Commonwealth drug on for years.
At the Lincoln Police Department, the Commonwealth failure led to the formation of a specialized white-collar crime detail, now known as the Technical Investigations Unit. At the time, municipal police departments in the United States had virtually no capacity for investigating financial crime and fraud of this magnitude, and we quickly became well known for our expertise in this area. The early experience served LPD very well in the ensuring years.
No. 6: Candice Harms
Candi Harms never came home from visiting her boyfriend on Sept. 22, 1992. Her parents reported her as a missing person the following morning, and her car was found abandoned in a cornfield north of Lincoln later in the day. Weeks went by before her remains were found southeast of Lincoln.
Scott Barney and Roger Bjorklund were convicted in her abduction and murder. Barney is in prison serving a life term. Bjorklund died in prison in 2001. Intense media attention surrounded the lengthy trial of Roger Bjorklund, for which a jury was brought in from Cheyenne County as an alternative to a change of venue. I have no doubt that the trial was a life-changing event for a group of good citizens from Sidney, who did their civic duty.
I was the Lancaster County sheriff at the time, involved both in the investigation and in the trial security. It was at about this time that the cellular telephone was becoming a consumer product, and I have often thought that this brutal crime probably spurred a lot of purchases. During my career, this is probably the second-most-prominent Lincoln crime in terms of the sheer volume of media coverage.
No. 7: Jon Simpson and Jacob Surber
A parent’s worst nightmare unfolded in September 1975 when these two boys, ages 12 and 13, failed to return from the Nebraska State Fair. The boys were the victims of abduction and murder. The case was similar to a string of other murders of young boys in the Midwest, and many thought that these cases were related -- the work of a serial killer. Although an arrest was made in the case here in Lincoln, the charges were eventually dismissed. William Guatney was released and has since died.
No. 8: John Sheedy
Saloon and gambling house owner John Sheedy was gunned down outside his home at 1211 P St. in January 1891. The case of Sheedy, prominent in Lincoln’s demiworld, became the talk of the town when his wife, Mary, and her alleged lover and accomplice, Monday McFarland, were arrested. Both were acquitted at trial. The Sheedy murder is chronicled in a great interactive multimedia website, Gilded Age Plains City, an online version that builds upon an article published in 2001 by Timothy Mahoney of the University of Nebraska.
No. 9: Patricia McGarry and Catherine Brooks
The bodies of these two friends were found in a Northeast Lincoln duplex in August 1977. Their murderer, Robert E. Williams, was the subject of a massive Midwest manhunt during the following week. Before his capture, he committed a third murder in Sioux Rapids, Iowa, and raped, shot and left for dead a victim who survived in Minnesota. He is the last man to be executed in Nebraska, sent to the electric chair in 1997.
No. 10: Judge William M. Morning
District Court Judge William Morning was murdered in February 1924. He was shot on the bench by an unhappy litigant in a divorce case. His court reporter, Minor Bacon, was also shot, but a notebook in his breast pocket deflected the bullet and saved his life.
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Choosing Lincoln's 10 most infamous crimes was a challenge. Although the top two were easy, the picture quickly became clouded. We tend, of course, to forget our history rather quickly. Many of the crimes I felt were among the most significant are barely remembered today, if not completely forgotten.
Some readers will take issue with my list. In choosing 10, here are the others I considered, in no particular order. They are all murders:
-- Mary O'Shea
-- Nancy Parker
-- Charles Mulholland
-- Victoria Lamm and Janet Mesner
-- Martina McMenamin
-- Regina Bos (presumably murdered)
-- Patty Webb
-- Marianne Mitzner
I also thought about the five murder-suicides in which a mother or father killed multiple family members before taking their own life. Though tragic, these crimes did not command the same kind of attention as the others, perhaps because there was no lengthy investigation, no tantalizing whodunit, no stranger-killer, nor any of the details that come out in the coverage of a major trial. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/parolee-accused-of-assault-in-lincoln-that-left-man-in-need-of-eye-surgery/article_0df08380-8d71-5616-b767-9719c7012d89.html | 2022-07-05T00:17:07 | 0 | https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/parolee-accused-of-assault-in-lincoln-that-left-man-in-need-of-eye-surgery/article_0df08380-8d71-5616-b767-9719c7012d89.html |
A $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce will help the University of Nebraska-Lincoln build a 100-seat classroom at The Scarlet Hotel.
Funded through the American Rescue Plan, the grant will initiate construction on the 2,400-square-foot space that will serve as the future home to UNL's Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management program.
Sherri Jones, the dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences, said the grant is a "significant investment" from the commerce department that will boost the program in the future.
"Once completed, the academic space at The Scarlet Hotel will serve as a hands-on learning laboratory for our students to build their career-ready skills," Jones said.
The 154-room Scarlet Hotel, which operates under the Marriott Tribute banner, opened in April at Nebraska Innovation Campus, the university's research park on the former State Fairgrounds.
UNL plans to continue raising funds to complete a teaching and learning kitchen on the south side of the first floor of the hotel.
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Earlier this year, the university pegged the total needed to complete build out at $5 million.
But university officials are optimistic about the future of the academic space within the hotel, where six emphasis areas are available to students: hotel management, club management, event management, food and beverage management, tourism and human resources.
"It's going to be a space where every day you will see our students, faculty and staff actively participating in, supporting and learning about the operations of a real-world, working hotel," Chancellor Ronnie Green said.
"It will be hands-on and an incredible experiential opportunity for our students," he added.
Alejandra Y. Castillo, assistant secretary of commerce for economic development, said the grant reinforces the department's support for community-led economic development strategies.
"The new facility will provide classrooms, office and learning spaces to train professionals in the hospitality, travel and tourism industries, leading to good-paying jobs in the regional economy," she said.
Reach the writer at 402-473-7120 or cdunker@journalstar.com.
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WASHINGTON D.C., DC — One Atlanta man was awarded North America’s highest civilian honor for heroism. The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awarded Wyatt Tucker Shields a Carnegie Medal for risking his life and saving a man from an assault in Washington D.C. in July 2021.
Walking home one night, Shields noticed a man aiming a gun at Kevin Alkinburg and his partner and immediately took action.
"I remember seeing the revolver very clearly and there was no thought. I saw the revolver, I ran in and I tackled him and put him to the ground as fast as I could," said Shields.
Shields thought he had been shot.
"I kind of thought that it got me in the ear because my ear felt like It almost exploded. I guess I couldn't hear anything or feel anything in it. There was just a lot of adrenaline," he said.
Alkinburg was walking down the street with his partner when the assailant demanded the couple kiss. He followed them for about 50 feet before aiming the revolver at Alkinburg, according to a Carnegie Hero Fund Commission press release.
Shields tackled the man and with Alkinburg's help, was able to get the gun away from him.
"I didn't know what was going on. We were on the ground. We get the gun away from him. I get his hands behind his back. I wrestle him down to his chest and put his hands behind his back," said Shields.
Alkinburg and Shields held the assailant to the ground until police arrived. No one was harmed in the attempted assault. Shields chipped some teeth and lost hearing in his left ear for a month from the gunshot.
The assailant was arrested, pled guilty to several related crimes, and was sentenced to about a year in prison, according to the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission press release.
Shields told 11Alive he had no idea he was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. He said that the story was submitted and received the news he had won a few months after.
The bronze medallion is three inches in diameter and Shields will receive his medal in a few months. It's a medal Shields said he will cherish forever.
"I'm going to get it and I'm going to keep it for the rest of my life. It's the biggest honor I've ever had in my life and at the end of my life, hopefully, a long way down the road, it's going to be on my headstone at my grave," said Shields.
As of now, more than 10,000 medals have been awarded; the recipients are selected from more than 100,000 nominees as listed on the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission website. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-man-saves-man-from-assault-washington-dc-wins-carnegie-medal/85-049cb8d8-d4d1-4aa8-bb3b-93c1824ef214 | 2022-07-05T00:20:14 | 1 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/atlanta-man-saves-man-from-assault-washington-dc-wins-carnegie-medal/85-049cb8d8-d4d1-4aa8-bb3b-93c1824ef214 |
PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — Al's Exxon gas station reopened Monday after a horrific crash. Customers were busy filling up their tanks during the Fourth of July holiday.
There were still reminders though of the scene a day earlier in the gas station parking lot.
The gas station's sign is still damaged with broken bricks sitting on the ground beneath it. There are also little piles of broken glass and spray paint on the ground from when investigators recreated the crash.
"I'm thinking you know it could have been a lot worse than what it was. There could have been a lot of lives that were taken from that wreck, but again God was there to protect all of us," Sonya Gray said.
Around 10 a.m. Sunday, a 30-year-old man apparently drove his truck off the road, according to the Paulding County Sheriff's Office, before going through the gas station's sign, crashing into several vehicles in the parking lot, and then coming to a rest on top of multiple vehicles next to the gas pumps.
Gray was driving to church and needed gas. She pulled up to the pump, put her car in park, and before she could take off her seatbelt – the crash happened.
"I heard a big bang and when I turned around he was up on the side of the back of my car," Gray said. "And then two seconds later, I heard a gunshot."
Gray shared with 11Alive a picture showing the truck on top of her car.
After Gray heard the gunshot, bystanders went to check on the truck's driver. According to the sheriff's office, he shot himself. The man later died at the hospital.
"It just breaks my heart to know he's done all of this and harmed all of these other people that were involved in it," Gray said.
The owner of Al's Exxon told 11Alive on Monday, that his security cameras captured the incident and he handed the video over to the sheriff's office.
The Paulding County Sheriff's Office is expected to release more information on the crash later this week.
During the incident, several people including Gray were injured, but none had life-threatening injuries.
Gray said she is waiting to hear how bad the damage is to her car and went to the emergency room to be checked out by doctors.
"I have strained muscles... I can't hardly turn my neck to the right and then I hurt my lower back, upper back. But then again I thank God because it is nothing more than strained muscles," she said.
The sheriff's office is asking for anyone with information on this incident to contact them on their mobile app or the tip line at (770) 443-3047. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/witness-exxon-crash-paulding-county-suicide/85-08947c72-a2da-44d4-9822-a29f8ca3d7ed | 2022-07-05T00:20:20 | 0 | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/witness-exxon-crash-paulding-county-suicide/85-08947c72-a2da-44d4-9822-a29f8ca3d7ed |
SAN ANTONIO — A warning from firefighters on this Fourth of July holiday.
“Fireworks are dangerous. Obviously, you want to leave it to the professionals. But if you're going to do it, be safe,” said Bexar County ESD 2 Battalion Chief Justin Petroshus.
Petroshus said his district, that serves around 160,000 people, is gearing up for what could be a long night, adding extra crews on standby as they expect a high number of calls.
He said the dry and windy conditions post a major threat for fast-moving fires, and those who plan to set off fireworks at their homes.
Petroshus said it takes just a few moments for a tiny spark to quickly spread across an acre of land, the flames taking out everything in its path.
ESD 2 firefighters quickly rushed out to a brush fire off Highway 90 and CR 211 around 1:30 p.m. this afternoon. The fast moving flames taking out two acres in a matter of minutes.
Officials said they haven’t determined what caused the brush fire. Petroshus said it could have been a discarded cigarette or a chain dragging from a vehicle.
That’s why Petroshus hopes people lighting their own fireworks this evening will practice safety first.
Those tiny sparks from fireworks could quickly ignite a brush fire like we saw today. Petroshsus said even sparklers, which most people think are safe, are actually quite dangerous, causing nearly half of the firework related injures last year in children under 5-years-old.
““It’s basically like a road flare. When you have something like a road flare you can have anywhere between 2500 to 3000 degrees,” said Petroshus. “A lot of them are made with magnesium…that’s what they use for torches under water….it will still burn and spark and explode…especially when you add water to it… it can be quiet dangerous.”
Petroshus said another mistake he sees with at-home fireworks is re-lighting fireworks that aren’t working properly.
“The biggest thing I recommend is, if anything is a dud and you think it's a dud or malfunctions, do not pick it up, just douse it. Let it be,” said Petroshus. “A lot of injuries are sustained by people thinking they're dead. So with that, do not pick it up, try to reignite it.”
He said another mistake—throwing discarded fireworks in a trash bin, the smoldering debris can ignite a fire hours later.
“What we recommend doing is actually having a bucket and soaking it for hours,” said Petroshus. “Please don't leave it in the roadway because there is vegetation on the side of the road and if it blows over there, it could definitely start some type of brush fire.”
Petroshus has a few more safety tips for people lighting fireworks at home.
First, keep the fireworks away from the wind and dry brush and vegetation, and make sure you have a water hose or water bucket nearby.
He said to keep the kids away from the fireworks, even the sparklers, and keep the alcohol far away too. Petroshus said booze and fireworks just don’t mix.
Any fireworks that can fly, those with a stick or a fin are banned in Bexar County. Petroshus said the smoldering debris has the potential to start a fire hours later.
“When I think of 4th of July, I think of fireworks. We just need to do it in a safe manner,”
said Petroshus.
If you see anyone illegal using banned fireworks or not practicing firework safety, Bexar County has set up a tip line at 210-335-0300. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/public-safety/fire-officials-warn-about-using-fireworks-at-home/273-3a811f53-1eea-41fd-94aa-80c77c1bdde0 | 2022-07-05T00:25:22 | 0 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/public-safety/fire-officials-warn-about-using-fireworks-at-home/273-3a811f53-1eea-41fd-94aa-80c77c1bdde0 |
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — With the Minnesota Twins in Chicago to open a road series against the White Sox, radio play-by-play announcer Cory Provus took the opportunity Monday morning to visit with family in his hometown of Highland Park, Ill., just 30 miles north of Guaranteed Rate Field.
Around 10 a.m., Provus was enjoying a late breakfast with his parents, who still live about a mile and a half from downtown Highland Park, when the family received an urgent phone call. It was from Provus' older brother, who lives in Highland Park but is currently on vacation during the holiday.
"He said there was a live shooter at the Fourth of July parade downtown. And I said, 'what?'" Provus recalled in a Zoom interview with KARE 11. "Within minutes, we could hear sirens and helicopters."
The downtown corridor Provus knew so well from his childhood in Highland Park had suddenly become the epicenter of another mass shooting.
Long before his career in sports broadcasting, Provus had worked one of his first high school jobs at a candy store next to the intersection of Central Avenue and 2nd Street, where the shooting reportedly occurred. As a kid, he had often attended the Fourth of July parade, always a source of warm memories.
"My parents would bring me in my stroller and we'd sit there with the music and the floats and the food, and it was what July 4th was all about. It was about family and celebrating, and today it turned into tragedy," Provus said. "It really is sad what took place."
Provus said his sister-in-law's mother attended the parade but reported herself safe. While his immediate family and friends are okay, Provus said he's bracing himself for the release of victims' names, since Highland Park is the kind of town where everybody seems to know each other.
"If you don't know somebody, then maybe you know somebody that they know, or a neighbor," Provus said. "I'd almost be surprised if I don't know a connection, or if I don't have any connection to somebody."
By the time Provus arrived at the ballpark on Monday afternoon to prepare for the Twins-White Sox game, police still had not found the suspect.
"I'm saddened by it," Provus said, "and I'm scared this active shooter is still out there."
In a statement, the Chicago White Sox announced that Monday night's game against the Twins would proceed as scheduled at 7:10 p.m., after the team spoke with representatives from Major League Baseball.
"Our hearts are with the Highland Park community," the team wrote. "The entire Chicago White Sox organization expresses our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the innocent victims of today's horrific shooting and all of those who have been affected by this tragedy."
The White Sox also announced they would hold a moment of silence before the game.
"That will hit me pretty hard. Once the game starts, the amazing thing about this sport is it does bring people together," Provus said. "Once we get through the moment of silence, through the national anthem, and the first pitch is thrown by Johnny Cueto and hopefully Luis Arráez hits a double down the right field line, then that sadness I think will turn into a smile, for just about three hours. Real life will be on pause and we'll watch a baseball game and hopefully the Twins prevail tonight."
But his hometown of Highland Park will never be far from his mind.
"Am I taken aback that I can't believe that this happened in downtown Highland Park? No. Because that's our world today. With the gun laws that we have in our country, they're going to keep happening. That, to me, is a problem, and those are my feelings on it," Provus said. "I know people watching it right now probably will disagree, and if so, you're entitled to your beliefs, I'm entitled to mine. But to say, 'I can't believe this happened in Highland Park, Illinois,' I think is just flat-out naïve."
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TAMPA, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Fire Rescue department says a house on Lakeville Drive in Tampa caught on fire and flames were seen from the roof of the home at 4 p.m. Monday.
Firefighters also saw smoke and flames from the second story of the house, HCFR said in a news release.
The fire was put out within 11 minutes when crews arrived to the house where they also performed both primary and secondary searches with no reported injuries to people inside the home or firefighters.
The occupants who lived in the home threw away what they believed to be cooled coals used in their barbecue. The coals reportedly caught a garbage bin on fire and burned it hot enough to extend the fire up to the side of the home into the attic. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/roof-tampa-house-fire/67-99aa1b9c-5ef8-4df5-b15e-5e8b89635e7f | 2022-07-05T00:25:47 | 0 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/roof-tampa-house-fire/67-99aa1b9c-5ef8-4df5-b15e-5e8b89635e7f |
BREWER, Maine — To kick off the holiday, hundreds gathered on both sides of the Penobscot River to watch the Bangor-Brewer Independence Day Parade on Monday morning.
Leading the annual event were local veterans and volunteers from the Maine Troop Greeters Museum of Bangor, followed by a bell ringing in memory of those who fought in World War II.
Vietnam Veteran Phil Marrs said he is celebrating what he fought for years ago, this Fourth of July.
"Freedom. One word that sums it up is freedom," Marrs said. "It's something that I fought for, a lot of other people before me fought for, and we will continue to fight for because we are free, and we're going to stay free."
After making its way through Brewer, the parade crossed the Penobscot River, where American flags greeted those taking part as they turned onto Main Street in Bangor.
Onlookers could spot fire trucks, decorated motorcycles, and a steel drum band coming down Wilson Street.
Jeffrey Brauer from Holden said parades on the Fourth of July are not just a tradition for him but also a way to show support.
"As a kid, we would always go to parades and such. And the Fourth of July is a big parade, a very important part of our country. And I'm just happy to live in this country," Brauer said. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/hundreds-gather-to-watch-bangor-brewer-independence-day-parade-music-celebration/97-715bc318-0e35-407f-94f7-0e1164c991f2 | 2022-07-05T00:26:05 | 0 | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/hundreds-gather-to-watch-bangor-brewer-independence-day-parade-music-celebration/97-715bc318-0e35-407f-94f7-0e1164c991f2 |
Despite a heavy afternoon downpour, it was a day of activities and fun Downtown for people turning out for the finale to Kenosha’s Fourth of July weekend on Monday.
Guests watched the Dock Dogs pier-jumping contest, got food and refreshments from the numerous vendors and enjoyed some thrill rides at the Rainbow Valley Carnival.
Adryana Debartelo and Adam Paciy were warming up their Australian Shepard Billy for the dock jump, who seemed a bit hesitant to go into the water. Despite the initial hiccups, Billy seemed to win over the gathered crowd.
“It’s pretty exciting, this is a lot of people here just to see warmups,” Debartelo said.
Tiffany Spair was watching the dogs jump with her husband and their two young daughters. She said they had come out today mostly to see the dogs jump into the pool.
“My daughters are obsessed with dogs,” Spair said. “This event is so great.”
Spair said they’re regulars at the Fourth of July events in Kenosha, and were looking forward to the fireworks show later in the evening.
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“If my kids can make it to the dark,” Spair added, laughing.’
At press time the fireworks were still scheduled as planned, with a decision based on weather to be made closer to the late evening event.
Janine Drobena, a longtime Kenosha resident, was with her stepson Ryan, who was making the most of his 10 minutes on the inflatable slide. Drobena said she was impressed with this year’s Fourth of July celebrations.
“Kenosha did a really great job this year, it’s bigger than in the past,” Drobena said.
Because of the rain, the Kenosha Pops Concert Band was forced to cut short its annual pre-fireworks concert of patriotic favorites at the band shell in Pennoyer Park.
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DAVIS, Calif. — Bob Warren, the son of former California governor and late Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren, has made preserving history his mission. His home in Davis looks like a typical house from the outside, but it’s home to political artifacts that could be found at the Smithsonian.
Warren is the first to admit he didn’t care about politics growing up. In fact, he was happy his father didn’t win his vice-presidential election because he was just starting to make friends in Sacramento and didn’t want to move to D.C.
However, it’s hard to ignore the role his father played in shaping America. Warren’s collection started with three buttons that were made for his father’s vice-presidential run with Thomas Dewey in 1948.
“I would say those three buttons that my mom gave me are probably my prized collection because that got me started,” he said.
His father’s bid for VP was unsuccessful, but the former California governor would be appointed to the Supreme Court by President Dwight D. Eisenhower five years later.
“I have those four metal parking signs up there. Somebody may look at that and say, ‘Why would I want those? Maybe throw it away,' but they represent each president that my dad swore into office,” Warren said.
As chief justice, his father presided over one of the most progressive courts in history. He wrote the majority opinion for Brown v. Board of Education, which desegregated schools, and Loving v. Virginia, which legalized interracial marriage.
With the recent overturning of Roe v Wade, some of those cases are under the spotlight with Justice Clarence Thomas suggesting the court revisit cases dealing with the 14th Amendment.
“As for him making a decision of a change, it would never occur. He would never make that. He would discuss it with somebody and take in what they had to say,” Warren said.
It’s a viewpoint many didn’t like back then, leading to calls for his impeachment.
“This is the impeachment of Earl Warren drawer. These are the buttons when people didn’t agree with him on the Supreme Court,” Warren said.
While Bob didn’t pay attention to government affairs growing up, he now has something from every election dating back to Abraham Lincoln.
But if he could say one more thing to his dad, it would have nothing to do with politics.
“I would ask him, ‘Would you still like to go hunting?’” Warren said.
Warren’s office is full of political artifacts, like the brush JFK used to brush his hair in the debate against Richard Nixon in the 60s.
You can see many of his artifacts in just a few weeks at the American Political Items Collectors (APIC) Convention in Reno the weekend of July 17.
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SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco couple that parked their car for decades on a paved part of their property in front of their home has been banned from doing so unless they want to risk steep fines.
KGO-TV reported Monday that city officials sent a letter to Judy and Ed Craine telling them they can't park on the pavement on their property on a hilly street even though they have for 36 years. With the letter came a notice of a $1,542 fine and the threat of a $250-a-day fee for continued parking on their property.
“To all of a sudden to be told you can’t use something that we could use for years, it’s startling," Ed Craine said.
Dan Sider, the city's planning chief, said a decades-old city code to preserve neighborhood aesthetics prohibits residents from amassing cars in their yards. Officials looked into the issue at the Craines' property after receiving an anonymous complaint.
“I recognize that the property owner is frustrated. I think I would feel the same way in their situation,” Sider said.
The Craines tried to find a photo showing the space had been long used for parking. A blurry aerial shot from the 1930s wasn't clear enough for planning officials and a 34-year-old photo the couple provided was deemed too recent.
The city ended up tossing the fines after the couple agreed to stop parking on the pavement. If the Craines build a cover for the paved property or a garage, officials said they can resume parking on it — in compliance with city code.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A 31-year-old football coach was killed in a downtown Sacramento shooting early Monday morning.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said Gregory Grimes was killed in the L Street shooting as people were leaving a nightclub. The shooting happened just before 2 a.m. in the 1500-block of L Street.
"It’s just senseless, you know? This stuff has got to stop, Sacramento. It’s just, I’m at a loss for words right now,” said Tate Snelling, a friend of Grimes.
A memorial on 16th and K Street was adorned with balloons, candles and photos to honor the memory of the Inderkum High School assistant coach. The Natomas Unified School District confirmed Grimes was a staff member at the school -- the very same one he graduated from in 2008.
Snelling said he spoke with Grimes Sunday morning, making plans for the Fourth of July. He was supposed to see him.
"It honestly just hits home because I just talked to him yesterday, yesterday morning,” said Snelling.
He said Grimes was a supportive person; helping with toy drives and feeding the homeless with Giving Back with Purpose, a nonprofit group.
"He always wanted to help the kids out, give back to his community,” said Snelling.
It's a sentiment echoed by his former and fellow Inderkum High School football coach Terrance Leonard.
“Greg was a great role model for them. He was the person that could tell them how it was to play the game and how to be a leader,” said Leonard.
Leonard said Grimes was a leader on and off the field for both his son and for his family. He started coaching football at Inderkum High School in 2017.
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JACKSON, California — A wildfire in Amador County is growing with a dangerous rate of spread Monday, fire officials said.
The Jackson Fire Department said they have two pieces of equipment on the so-called Electra Fire south of Jackson at Electra Road and Highway 49. It's between 75 to 100 acres in size, according to the fire department.
Cal Fire said the fire is burning dry grass in the North Fork of the Mokelumne River drainage. Evacuations for the fire are in progress for Ponderosa Way, Butte Mountain, Amador Lane and parts of Clinton Road.
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According to Cal Fire, the 2021 fire season started earlier than previous years, but also ended earlier, as well. January 2021 saw just under 1,200 acres burned from nearly 300 wildfires. Fires picked up in the summer when the Dixie Fire burned in five Northern California counties — Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Lassen and Tehama. The Dixie Fire started on July 13 and wasn't contained until Oct. 25, burning nearly 1 million acres. It has since become the second-largest wildfire in state history and the largest non-complex fire.
Overall, 2.5 million acres were burned in 2021 from 8,835 wildfires. Over 3,600 structures were destroyed and 3 people were killed.
If you live in a wildfire-prone zone, Cal Fire suggests creating a defensible space around your home. Defensible space is an area around a building in which vegetation and other debris are completely cleared. At least 100 feet is recommended.
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For decades, Jose Vasquez has celebrated the July 4 holiday in San Antonio. He and his wife, Gloria, have seen the city change and adapt, grow and develop, but on Independence Day, they say, it is always the same: Family and celebration.
Vasquez, 85, is a Navy veteran. He served in Hawaii and married Gloria when he he returned from the service in 1959. In August this year, they’ll have been married for 63 years — and just saying it makes them both glow with pride.
On Monday, they were sitting in the shade just down a bit from the Woodlawn Lake Park Fourth of July Celebration. They had already made their rounds through the booths, food vendors and festivities set up along the lake. They planned to watch the fireworks from their granddaughter’s place, to celebrate with family.
The couple had five children and now have 30 grandchildren, with three more on the way.
“We usually come to (Woodlawn Lake) a couple times a week to feed the ducks,” said Gloria Vasquez, 82. “But today, it’s just nice to be out at the festival and relax.”
The annual party on the Northwest Side has been curtailed for the past couple of years. The coronavirus pandemic shut down the official festivities in 2020 and 2021 and residents who came out on their own kept it low-key.
But it was back in full swing this year — San Antononians arrived early, some even the night before, to set up tents and awnings for the holiday.
The celebration’s live music acts, including the headliner, the Air Force Band of the West, provided the backdrop to the hot food, cool drinks and fireworks set for precisely 9:02 p.m..
For many people celebrating, the festivities were about honoring veterans and being with family. Eddie Diaz’s tent sported an American flag and the black banner saluting prisoners of war and those missing in action.
“This whole family is made up of veterans and current members of the military,” said Diaz, 53. “This means a lot to us.”
Katrina Williams, 51, said the Fourth of July is an occasion to grill, eat and be around family and friends, but it means patriotism, too, “and we can’t forget those who went out there and held the line for us,” said Williams, referring to every veteran.
Her grandson, Drey, said the fireworks are the best part.
The 12-year-old had spent most of the morning zooming down the sidewalk on his scooter, buzzing with excitement from the day’s celebration. The family had shown up at 8 a.m. to start setting up.
For Michael Tonne, who arrived the night before to mark off a spot for his family, the celebration felt freeing after two years of COVID-19 restrictions. He and a relative, Elsa Tapia, set up a tent to keep the family cool for the day.
“The country is not doing so good right now,” said Tonne, 27. “But I really use this day to celebrate family and freedom, our amendments, that we are able to come out here and do this kind of celebration.”
The whole family had been coming out to celebrate Independence Day for 20-plus years at the park. This time, around two dozen family members and friends were to join Tonne and Tapia throughout the day.
The plans called for acookout, the live music just around the corner and watching the fireworks together, much like the other families around them.
“Seeing everyone out and about will be so nice,” Tonne said.
Elena Bruess writes for the Express-News through Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms. ReportforAmerica.org. elena.bruess@express-news.net | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Woodlawn-July-Fourth-San-Antonio-17284057.php | 2022-07-05T00:44:57 | 1 | https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Woodlawn-July-Fourth-San-Antonio-17284057.php |
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As Rhode Islanders celebrate the Fourth of July, political worries fill the air
BRISTOL – As Americans celebrate 246 years of these United States, angry divisions seem as much on display this year as patriotic bunting.
In the days leading up to the Fourth of July, a split U.S. Supreme Court revoked women’s constitutional right to abortion, eased control over the carrying of loaded guns and limited regulation of fossil fuel emissions – watershed decisions igniting both public outrage and triumphant joy.
In Boston on Saturday, masked members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front marched along the Freedom Trail that marks Revolutionary War sites. In Providence on Sunday, the entertainment nonprofit AS220 hosted a music festival titled: The F--- the Fourth Fest.
Festival organizers said the provocative title was a denunciation of the Declaration of Independence, which had birthed a nation that consolidated “wealth and power through genocide, slavery, theft and cultural erasure, leaving wounds so deep that today they threaten to rip its constituent myths to shreds.”
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Disheartened by disunity
Under the night skies of exploding fireworks and along parade routes like Bristol’s, home to one of the nation’s oldest Independence Day celebrations, the fragmentation of America seemed to be on many people’s worried minds.
“I can’t remember it this bad even during all the dissension of the Vietnam War,” said 79-year-old George Gerrard on Sunday evening as he sat on the slopping grass outside Cumberland High School waiting for the shower of fireworks to begin.
Beyond the divisive issues addressed by the Supreme Court, Gerrard, a political independent (“I support whoever can best serve the country in a meaningful way’’) rattled off a host of other concerns: inflation, the nation’s astronomical debt, a nonsensical energy policy that now has energy-rich America looking to buy oil from Venezuela … and Kamala Harris.
Just imagine, Gerrard said, if President Joe Biden can’t finish out his term during this precarious moment in history: “We’ll have Miss Giggles. All she does is smile and giggle about everything.”
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To some, the rift begins at the top
A possible solution for all the ugly discord? “We have to get elected officials ... that worry about this country first, before anything else," said Gerrard.
A Frisbee toss away, Debra and Mike Cournoyer, of Cumberland, were enjoying a few snacks before the fireworks show and sharing Gerrard’s concerns that much of the nation's divisiveness can be blamed on politicians who practice it daily without remorse.
It’s as if members of Congress have all sworn an oath to their political parties instead of loyalty to their country, said Debra Cournoyer, 54,
“Whether they are a Democrat or a Republican, none of them will cross party lines, even if they don’t believe what they’re saying,” she said. “It’s so frustrating. It should be what’s good for the country.”
“We need new people, with new ideas” and more courage, she said, which is why she supports congressional term limits.
Sitting nearby, Brittany Jacques, 35, admitted being anxious about the country's future, worried about the polarization of ideas and the ramifications of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
“Before I had the twins, I had a miscarriage and a D&C” – a medical procedure to remove tissue from inside a woman’s uterus. “Now that could be illegal.”
States like Rhode Island and Massachusetts have moved to protect a woman’s right to an abortion. “I hope others will, too,” she said.
On Hope Street, 'I’m certainly not looking to move to Canada or anywhere else'
By 8 a.m. Monday in Bristol, Libby Baril, 58, and several friends had already claimed their usual spot along Hope Street for the passing parade.
The problem with America today, Baril said, is “no one listens to each other anymore. There’s no middle ground. We used to be able to talk to each other.”
She wasn’t optimistic things would change soon for the better. Her suggestion?
“We need to implode.”
Was she sounding revolutionary simply because this was the anniversary day of independence?
No, she said. “We need to stop and start all over again.”
A block away, however, Stephanie Heavey-Pascoe had decided on another path.
“I’m choosing joy,” said the 38-year-old accountant from Bristol. “You can be fixated on all the negative, but is there anything that is defined by a single thing?
“Oh, I’m nervous, I’m concerned,” she said. “Being a Christian and a woman in this country, I have a lot of mixed emotions. But if you let the negative and the evil win, you are just giving up. I’m going to take the opportunity to help people in my community and hope others do the same.
“I’m certainly not looking to move to Canada or anywhere else.”
What were RI's best and worst political ads?:Here are some of the most memorable | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/04/bristol-4th-july-parade-2022/7791039001/ | 2022-07-05T01:01:13 | 1 | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/07/04/bristol-4th-july-parade-2022/7791039001/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – When the City of Orlando Poet Laureate Shawn Welcome takes the mic, people listen.
The wordsmith has been using his words to reach others for decades and has now taken that talent to his post as the second Poet Laureate for the City Beautiful.
“It’s a great honor and privilege, I have a great opportunity to just amplify the presence, the appreciation, and the awareness of the poetry that we have in our community,” said Welcome. “And just to encourage those who may be interested or just thinking about what we can do with storytelling and literary arts around town. It’s just an opportunity to amplify all of those efforts and be the biggest cheerleader I can. And I’m just grateful to hold that space for a few years.”
He’s no stranger to performing in front of huge crowds, everything from Orlando City Soccer games to the opening of Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, or at Pulse Memorials.
Welcome is also well-known in the community for starting Orlando’s longest-running open mic night that he founded back in 2006, Diverse Word.
“It’s just a space for poets, artists, comedians, even rappers, singers to kind of get together and just celebrate creative expression,” said Welcome. “It’s presently held at Downtown Credo. It’s a coffee shop right there in North Orange Avenue. There’s other nights outside of that, that Tuesday night engagement, that facilitate poetry spoken word, and just gives artists an opportunity to have a platform to be heard. And for people who attend those spaces, to even hear themselves through artists that may not have words to express how they feel or their world perspective or anything like that.”
But it’s not the performances themselves that drive the UCF graduate and longtime Orlando resident.
“I love sharing stories of hope. That’s kind of just my MO, I always like to just be encouraging and, you know, the world could be a bleak, bleak place. And so I not only kind of reflect on my own self, but I do my best to, to uplift, as well,” said Welcome.
He’s taken that message into the community to show others how to use their own voices in positive ways. He’s worked with the Boys & Girls Club, Oak Ridge High School and even at the Orange County Jail.
“Me and some poetry friends visited 33rd Street jail off an invitation by the program director there at that time,” said Welcome. “And we pretty much just shared our poetry. And we had conversations with the youth offenders there. And I think it did a few things. One, it showed that we cared, you know, and also, we kind of spoke their language... I think it gave them an opportunity to see creative expression modeled. At the end of the 12 week course, we would have their parents or grandparents or family members come in, and basically created a show for them in the jail, and we call them up and they would perform. And it was an awesome experience, Marquis McKenzie was actually one of those students. He’s amazing. And we’re so so proud of him, and the growth that he’s had over the years and continues to do so. Kudos to Marquis.”
“What is it about that that can be cathartic or can be a good outlet for young people, for anyone?,” asked News 6 anchor Bridgett Ellison.
“Baked into spoken word and performance poetry is an element of power. And I think for young people who may feel like they’re not heard, or they’re not seen, you now offer a vehicle for them to be heard and seen,” said Welcome.
These days, Welcome takes that vehicle into local neighborhoods working for racial and economic equality in underserved neighborhoods with the Polis Institute.
“We play that we play a bridge between kind of larger organizations and community residents,” said Welcome. “It’s really a collective network of parents and families just connected with each other because we believe that strong families, build strong communities. And so it was a really good fit for me. We have a monthly reading club, where we partner with Orange County Library, and we invite families to come on. And they would, you know, give us some storytellers. And they would read and so my job is really just kind of facilitating these activities. We also do door-to-door work and find out what residents are interested in. Right now, we have a project on behalf of Legends Academy, where they’re doing their annual enrollment for the new school that they’re building. And we’ve hired residents in the neighborhood to make sure that everyone knows about it, and can you know, amplify enrollment, things like that.”
It’s a job Polis Institute’s Chris Ramos said Welcome was made for.
“Shawn has a gift that’s honestly at the heart of the work that we do all that we do,” said Ramos. “We specialize in community engagement and really making sure the community residents that we have the privilege to work alongside, don’t just feel heard, but actually feel like their opinions matter and are valued and listened to. And it’s something that Shawn does better than anyone.”
Welcome’s tenure with the city runs through 2024, and then, he’s got some big hopes for the future.
“I think the highest place that you can go is to do an inaugural poem for the President of the United States,’ said Welcome. “I don’t know what the future holds, but I’m just gonna keep running in my lane, continue to work on my personal and professional growth. And be kind to people and do my best to just have integrity, wherever I am, and just give 100% wherever I am.” | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/04/spoken-word-offers-people-a-vehicle-to-be-seen-and-heard-says-orlandos-poet-laureate/ | 2022-07-05T01:04:41 | 1 | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/07/04/spoken-word-offers-people-a-vehicle-to-be-seen-and-heard-says-orlandos-poet-laureate/ |
Detroit police seek man accused of fatally shooting cousin
Mark Hicks
The Detroit News
Detroit police are seeking tips to find a suspect wanted in connection with a slaying last week on the city's west side.
Authorities allege Jesus Shannon fatally shot his 23-year-old cousin during an argument around 2 p.m. Thursday in the 15800 block of Fairfield.
The 29-year-old fled the scene in a white Ford Crown Victoria.
Police released images of the car and suspect on Monday.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Detroit Police Department’s Homicide Unit at (313) 596-2260. Crime Stoppers of Michigan accepts anonymous tips at 1-800-SPEAK-UP. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/07/04/detroit-police-seek-man-accused-fatally-shooting-cousin/7805648001/ | 2022-07-05T01:05:12 | 1 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/07/04/detroit-police-seek-man-accused-fatally-shooting-cousin/7805648001/ |
Mount Clemens barricaded gunman in custody, police say
Macomb County Sheriff's officials arrested a man who barricaded himself in his home Mount Clemens for nearly seven hours.
Deputies were called to Clinton Street after a dispute between neighbors at a condominium led to gunfire, Fox 2 reported.
When deputies arrived around noon to talk to the man who allegedly fired shots, he also fired shots in their direction, then refused to leave his home, the Sheriff's Office said.
No one was struck or injured.
Negotiations had continued for hours, and a SWAT team removed four people from two units in the building, officials said. Drivers were warned to avoid the area as multiple roads nearby were closed.
At about 6:50 p.m., authorities announced the gunman was in custody with minor injuries. Other details were not released. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2022/07/04/gunman-barricades-himself-his-home-mount-clemens-officials-say/7805855001/ | 2022-07-05T01:05:18 | 0 | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2022/07/04/gunman-barricades-himself-his-home-mount-clemens-officials-say/7805855001/ |
Two Odessa men died Sunday night when their car crashed into a building in Crane, according to Department of Public Service officials.
DPS reported Adrian Elijah White, 20, was driving a 2021 Kia Forte northbound on U.S. Highway 385 at a high rate of speed. White was “attempting to evade law enforcement officers,” DPS reported, and “the driver lost control of (the Kia) and drove into a building.”
White and Aaron Robert White, 17, were pronounced dead at the scene. The crash took place at 11:01 p.m. | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/DPS-Odessans-die-attempting-to-evade-police-17283832.php | 2022-07-05T01:09:46 | 0 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/DPS-Odessans-die-attempting-to-evade-police-17283832.php |
A Department of Public Safety trooper was involved in a vehicle pursuit that ended in a crash on Monday morning in Odessa, according to DPS reports.
At approximately 11:08 a.m., a trooper attempted to stop a 2019 black Nissan for a traffic violation, but the driver refused stop, according to the DPS. A vehicle pursuit began on Whitaker Avenue. During the pursuit a DPS patrol unit struck a parked vehicle and a fence in the 200 block of Casa Grande.
“The occupant of the parked vehicle was treated on scene by Odessa EMS and released,” DPS reported. “The trooper was not injured, and the crash scene is under investigation. At this time, the suspect is not in custody and DPS is working to confirm a possible identification.” | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/DPS-Trooper-crashes-into-parked-car-during-17283784.php | 2022-07-05T01:09:48 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/news/local/article/DPS-Trooper-crashes-into-parked-car-during-17283784.php |
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First Baptist welcomes Vestal back
First Baptist Church of Midland held its “Let Freedom Ring” service Sunday.
The service and ensuing lunch included the return of special guest Daniel Vestal, who served as the pastor of First Baptist Church, Midland for 12 years (1976-88). He was accompanied by his wife Earlene, his daughter Ann and her family. Vestal was a national Christian leader in the Baptist faith. He is presently a distinguished professor of Baptist Leadership and director of the Eula Mae and John Baugh Center for Baptist leadership at Mercer University in Atlanta.
Vestal has recently written an inspirational book of his life with Jesus. “This Treasure Within: A Memoir” is a celebration of the loving and transformative presence of Christ in the life and Vestal’s ministry.
Meet the Animal Services manager
The City of Midland is inviting residents to meet Ty Coleman, the new Animal Services manager.
An ice cream meet-and-greet is set for 1-3 p.m. Wednesday inside the training room at the Animal Services facility, 1200 N. Fairgrounds Road.
Coleman has 10 years of animal services experience, having served in various roles, including kennel technician and field supervisor, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. His most recent role was Animal Services manager for the City of Sherman.
Meetings this week
Planning and Zoning Commission
3:30 p.m. Tuesday
Council Chamber, City Hall
300 N. Loraine St.
Pool information
Doug Russell Aquatic Center, 900 N. Midland Drive
Washington Aquatic Center, 1601 E. Indiana Ave.
Entry fee: $3 per person, and children ages 2 and under are free.
Days and hours this weekend
Saturdays: 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Sundays: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Note: Passes are sold 30 minutes before the posted opening times at the pool and will be limited to a three-hour period listed as session A in the morning or session B in the afternoon.
Online: https://www.midlandtexas.gov/204/Midland-Swimming-Pools
Summer Camps
“-ologies” Summer Camp at Sibley Nature Center, $40 (members), $45 (non-members).
Ages 5-8: Tuesday and Wednesday, July 19-20
Ages 9-12: Thursday and Friday, July 21-22
Discovery Camp at Museum of the Southwest
Grades 6-8, July 19-22
Old School Summer Camp for second- through sixth-graders
Session II: July 11-15, St. Mark's United Methodist Church
Online: bit.ly/oldschoolcoolregistration
Vacation Bible School
West Kentucky Baptist Church – Spark Studios, July 18-22
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After 2-year hiatus, large crowd ready for downtown fireworks at Greenville's Unity Park
Andria Sotir of Greenville had her bright red lipstick in hand and American flag hat on head as she scoped Unity Park for the best place for a group of 50.
She's been a member of a 45-65 singles meet-up group for almost 8 years and the holiday event Monday night was a perfect set up for the "dynamic" group.
Sotir always watches city fireworks but was excited for the new spacious venue this year.
After two years of cancellations, downtown fireworks are back and at Greenville's newest 60-acre park.
People trickled into the park Monday afternoon carrying chairs, coolers and bags of picnic dinners as round, giant clouds helped block the July sun amid the 90 degree day.
By 9 p.m., thousands of people set up their place to watch the fireworks part of the evening at 9:45 p.m. The 246 Army Band played on the Prisma Health Welcome Center deck from 7:30-9 p.m.
Everything to know ahead of fireworks:Parking, closed streets, event information
Learn more:All the stories the Greenville News has published on Unity Park
Sgt. Jason Wakefield recently joined South Carolina's army band after traveling with Michigan's state band. He prepped his saxophone before walking on stage for the performance.
"These people, they're really like family to me," he said before walking out on the stage with the group of 28.
In 2021, The City of Greenville's "Red, White and Blue" festival was canceled due to construction at the event location.
A launch site must meet rigorous safety requirements and the county square wouldn't work at the time, city spokesperson Beth Brotherton said last year.
In 2020, fireworks were canceled as the COVID-19 pandemic stopped nearly all events.
Unity Park, speckled in bridges, playgrounds, a splash pad and acres of grassy space, has seen plenty of activity since it opened in May.
The city spent millions in public money and private donations to restore the Reedy River and historic Mayberry Field.
Earlier in the afternoon, pairs of city police cars were parked around the park and along W. Washington St. to guide cars to parking. The trolley transported people from seven free nearby lots to the park.
Christina and Jerry Brown of Anderson made a day of exploring downtown, shopping and reserved a shaded spot under a big tree right in the middle of the long stretch of grass.
Waiting on their daughter to join them later, the pair leaned back in their reclining chairs as a soft breeze relieved the heat after eating tacos for lunch. They planned to sample the food trucks for dinner.
As a kid, Jerry Brown played baseball for Travelers Rest High in the field right next to Unity Park.
"I love it, it's different," he said, now at 63 and retired. He gestured to the large crowd forming, "it brought in so many."
After years of small gatherings and staying inside, it was nice seeing that many kids and families enjoying time outside together, Christina Brown said.
Food trucks lined the road across from the Commons as lines started to get longer by 6:30 p.m.
Rachel Williams, 30, was meandering an American Flag through branches of a tree where she set up chairs and a picnic dinner behind with her two sons and husband.
Williams just moved to Travelers Rest from Indiana six weeks ago after her husband got a remote job.
In their short time in the area, she's been to the new park multiple times with her boys, age 5 and 3, who were running around in their swim suits freshly cooled from the splash pad.
Subs from Publix was the meal of choice for the evening with back-up fireworks stashed at home in case the boys' nap didn't do the trick.
The splash pad was full all afternoon and groups continued to pour in ahead of the later evening hours.
Miracle Gould was licking off all the bright red frosting from a cupcake while her mom ran to the car to grab an umbrella just in case a few more rain drops came later in the night.
"It's sunny over there," she said pointing to the long rays breaking through the grey clouds.
Her older sister and grandma smiled at her bright red lips from only eating the frosting, of course.
Chantel Rankin, her sister, had a giant cooler ready with cool drinks and snacks for the evening to keep everyone happy, especially her 7-month old, Aurora.
Rankin previously lived in Sumter and was excited for her first Greenville summer.
Across the field near the bridge, Andria Sotir found the perfect spot for her large group and was already making it festive with flags around their chairs.
"I think it's absolutely beautiful," she said of the new park.
This is a developing story. Check back for more information.
Sarah Sheridan is the community reporter in Anderson. She'd appreciate your help telling important stories; reach her at ssheridan@gannett.com or on twitter @saralinasher. | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/04/4th-of-july-greenville-south-carolina-fireworks-unity-park-downtown/7780324001/ | 2022-07-05T01:14:07 | 1 | https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/04/4th-of-july-greenville-south-carolina-fireworks-unity-park-downtown/7780324001/ |
As we head into the evening of Independence Day, many families want to end the night with fireworks, but fire officials are urging people to leave it up to the professionals.
Much of North Texas is under a burn ban. Out of the 254 counties in the state, Texas A&M Forest Service says 182 currently have burn bans. That is impacting how many people celebrate this Fourth of July weekend.
In Navarro County, Judge H.M. Davenport said they issued a firework ban for the unincorporated area of the county.
"This is not something we wanted to do, of course, but it’s something we felt was absolutely necessary to protect the interest of the public and to save a whole bunch of people’s livelihood, should a fire happen," said Davenport.
He said the sale of bottle rockets or other fireworks with long sticks is restricted.
The Police Chief of Midlothian took to Facebook to express his disappointment with the number of people degrading the rules and potentially putting their neighbors in harm's way.
The City of DeSoto is also on alert after about 250 acres of grassland burned near homes at Keswick Court and Parkersville Road in the Wolf Creek Estates neighborhood.
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The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but neighbors are concerned as night falls on Independence Day.
"You get a knock on the door from a neighbor and come a tell you there's a big brush fire in the back of your house, you automatically jump into action grab the water hose," said Rodrick Tate, a neighbor whose home backed up to the fire.
He said the fence of his neighbor's home caught on fire, but fortunately, no homes were damaged.
"All of our neighbors are on edge right now," said Tate.
People are encouraged to go to city events where professional firework displays are taking place. For example, the City of Desoto has an event with live music, vendors and fireworks.
"There's always a concern, not so much for a controlled pyrotechnic show like we're giving in DeSoto, there's always concerns for those who chose to pop individual fireworks. It's illegal in the City of DeSoto, and when you do that, you put yourself at risk and you put the community at risk," said Brandon Freeman, the DeSoto Fire Marshal. "There's a burn ban in Dallas County, it's illegal in the city of DeSoto, with all the dryness going around, once a spark hits that grass, it just takes off."
For a list of Fourth of July events, click here.
"Go to the fireworks display, do not pop fireworks in the neighborhood," said Tate." | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/burn-bans-continue-across-north-texas-as-residents-celebrate-fourth-of-july/3006707/ | 2022-07-05T01:16:21 | 1 | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/burn-bans-continue-across-north-texas-as-residents-celebrate-fourth-of-july/3006707/ |
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CAPE MAY — Cape May police are again stopping kids and families as part of a bike safety campaign.
The kids are happy to get stopped. Cape May officers are giving tickets out to those who are property wearing their bike helmets and following the rules of the road. Each ticket is good for a treat, either ice cream, pizza or fudge from one of the participating local businesses.
Police officers say the effort is also a way to interact with the community.
“Please remember to wear your bike helmet as you travel our roadways. Wearing your helmet can save your life,” reads a statement from the department.
New four-way stops in Ocean City
City officials announced recently that there are new four-way stop signs at two intersections, both on Simpson Avenue.
One is at 11th Street and Simpson Avenue, the other at 13th Street. According to the city, the move will help reduce speeds and calm traffic in a neighborhood where adjacent streets also have four-way stops.
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“Public safety will always be our top priority,” said Mayor Jay A. Gillian. “I’m glad to see this work get done.”
Two years’ worth of wrestling honors in Upper
Upper Township Committee recently honored participants in the Green Hornets wrestling program for 2021 and 2022.
“These are children who are participating in a recreation sports program, traveling all over the state and the country, competing against kids who are paying hundreds and thousands of dollars a month to train to wrestle, and they’re winning,” said Committee member Kimberly Hayes, who heads up recreation for the township.
She said that speaks to the program, the coaches and the dedication of the parents.
The township did not hold the event last year.
“We’re playing catch-up for COVID years and this year,” Hayes said.
Several of the wrestlers won at state and national competitions over the past two years.
87th Queen Maysea coronation planned
The annual crowning of Queen Maysea is planned at the Cape May Convention Hall at 714 Beach Ave. starting at 7 p.m. July 27.
The pageant is open to girls who are at least 6 years old by July 1 and no older than 10 as of Aug. 1, according to city officials. Applications can be picked up at Convention Hall or found at www.capemaycity.com.
The Queen Maysea Committee will conduct interviews at 10 a.m. on July 15, judging each applicant based on contributions to the community, awards, honors and ambitions. The queen will be announced at the coronation, with Mayor Zachary Mullock presiding.
Call 609-884-9596 for more details.
SIC Knights give service awards
Marie Peltier, the parish council president at Saint Joseph Church, has been named the 2022 Citizen of the Year by the Knights of Columbus Madonna Maria Council 3560, of Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Sea Isle City.
Each year, the knights distribute Community Awards to local students, first responders, senior citizens and others they feel are standouts in their fields. The awards were given on June 23 at the parish auditorium.
The Madonna Maria Council’s 2022 “Shield” award went to Sea Isle City Police Patrolman Tully O’Clisham, who is an Eagle Scout from Boy Scout Troop 76 and as a U.S. Marine served in Iraq.
“Known as an individual who cares greatly for the safety of children, Patrolman O’Clisham is the only Certified Car Seat Safety Technician in Cape May County, and he is developing a program that will help parents better understand the Mobile Apps that their children are using on their smart phones,” reads a statement from the organization.
This year’s Educator of the Year is Kathryn Ratchford, a long-time teacher at Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School.
The Knights’ 2022 Female Student of the Year is Ocean City High School’s Margaret “Maggie” Halbruner, while the Male Student of the Year award went to Shane Klemick, a member of Wildwood Catholic High School’s Class of 2022.
The Ramirez family of Sea Isle City, was chosen to receive this year’s Family of the Year award. Parents Mario and Ari, along with their children Dana, 14, Dillon, 9 and Baby Diego joined Saint Joseph Church in 2017, and ever since then have been involved in various parish ministries and volunteer efforts.
The 2022 Senior Citizen of the Year award went to Anne “Chick” Flora, who has served on numerous parish planning committees and ad-hoc groups over the years.
The 2022 Knight of the Year award went to Deacon Joseph Murphy, a retired Philadelphia detective who has been a member of Saint Joseph’s parish staff for over 11 years. According to Grand Knight Ed McFadden, Deacon Murphy deserves this award because of his “tireless work and dedication to the parish.”
“We distribute Community Awards because we want to recognized people who have contributed to the betterment of our community and our church during the past year,” said McFadden. “We have been doing this for many years, because we feel that it is important to give credit where credit is due and to acknowledge those who have gone above and beyond for others.” | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/cape-may-county-briefs-police-tout-bike-helmets/article_6bece514-fbd2-11ec-b285-4f34b129e08f.html | 2022-07-05T01:17:45 | 1 | https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/cape-may-county-briefs-police-tout-bike-helmets/article_6bece514-fbd2-11ec-b285-4f34b129e08f.html |
GREENSBORO — Fun Fourth Festival, the annual downtown celebration of Independence Day, returned in extravagant force on Monday. With the event canceled in 2020, and modified in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of people gathered in the city as a hot sun hung in the air.
Families came wearing decorative Fourth of July designs on their faces and clothes.
Lines of people waited for funnel cakes, fish and lemonade.
A mechanical bull took on all comers.
Music permeated the air.
So did the heat.
But it wasn't enough to stop residents from showing pride in their country — and city.
The festive scene was a stark contrast to what was happening across the country in a Chicago suburb. There, a gunman opened fire, killing six and wounding 30.
Chances are good that anyone who had a smartphone as they walked around among the denizens on Monday probably saw the news.
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Still, the mood in downtown was exuberant and joyous. As it typically is on a Fourth of July in the city.
In what's become a festival tradition, four couples were chosen to get married through the Red, White and Say I Do contest. The wedding includes flowers, a reception and officiant.
“I’m looking forward to marrying my husband on such a special day as today,” said Stella Kessler, one of the brides.
Lillian Brown's fiance didn’t want to plan a huge wedding, so both decided to use the festival as an opportunity to take the plunge.
“I’m so excited to get married in a big crowd," she said as the brides started getting ready at the Historic Magnolia House. "We both are people that go against the norm, so it was a perfect opportunity for us.”
For children, there seemed to be endless activities. There was a Bounce House, an area to throw footballs and a roller-skating rink where there was plenty of room to burn off an almost infinite supply of kid energy.
Dogs of all kinds could be seen throughout the crowd. They were all on leashes, but seemed content to be alongside their owners despite the intense heat.
Of course, it wouldn't be a Fourth of July in Greensboro — or anywhere in the country — without remembering that America is one big melting pot.
“My husband I are first-generation immigrants that traveled to the U.S. Both of our children were born here, and I’m so thankful that my children have an opportunity to have so much fun,” Uma Khan said.
Contact Tanasia Moss at 336-373-7371 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/fun-fourth/article_830c88ba-fbed-11ec-8fc7-0f74ddd25868.html | 2022-07-05T01:25:03 | 0 | https://greensboro.com/news/local/fun-fourth/article_830c88ba-fbed-11ec-8fc7-0f74ddd25868.html |
Northwest Allen County Schools is asking private clubs and sports teams to ditch the district’s name and trademarks because of the confusion it’s creating.
This means private groups may not use any of the schools’ names, the Charger mascot or other NACS brands for non-sanctioned athletics groups and clubs, the district said in a news release citing board policy.
NACS alerted several programs about the restrictions in a letter issued under temporary Superintendent Steve Yager’s leadership, the release said. Wayne Barker took over as superintendent on Friday.
When groups unaffiliated with NACS use its brands, they create unnecessary confusion among parents, the community and others statewide.
For example, the district said, people have asked NACS to intervene in disputes related to some clubs even though those groups weren’t sanctioned by NACS.
In many cases, Yager said, the students wearing Carroll- or Charger-branded gear don’t attend NACS schools.
“We have dedicated years to building a favorable reputation with our teams,” Yager said in a statement. “However, we find it difficult to do that with clubs that are outside of our authority.”
NACS said the private groups offer valuable opportunities for elementary, middle and high school students, but the district is acting in its and the community’s best interest.
“We respect the autonomy of these clubs,” Yager said, “and ask that they, in turn, respect our trademarks.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/northwest-allen-asks-private-clubs-teams-to-get-their-own-branding/article_ade904e4-fbdb-11ec-bb54-27572df61edc.html | 2022-07-05T01:30:19 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/schools/northwest-allen-asks-private-clubs-teams-to-get-their-own-branding/article_ade904e4-fbdb-11ec-bb54-27572df61edc.html |
Until late Monday morning, a dark-colored tarp helped the Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum keep the identity of the benefactor behind a new attraction secret.
More than 50 people – many of whom dressed in patriotic colors and patterns – gathered in the pavilion for the dedication of a new 6,000-square-foot building under construction. Cheers and applause followed the unveiling of the name affixed to the structure – the W. Paul Wolf War History Museum.
W. Paul Wolf – a 90-year-old Korean War veteran whose name is also on the Rescue Mission in downtown Fort Wayne – humbly answered a question about what it means to now have his name on the building along O’Day Road.
“I’m more concerned about the welfare of the community and (paying) back the veterans,” Wolf said. “That’s more important to me.”
Eric Johnson, the nonprofit’s 2nd vice commander, presented Wolf with a plaque thanking him for his contribution. The token also included biographical information about Wolf’s education, his service in the Korean War and his longtime banking career.
“I knew he cared about veterans because he was a veteran,” Johnson said. “His investment will be his legacy here at the Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum forever.”
Wolf wouldn’t say how much he donated, only that he believes in giving while he’s alive. The new structure is expected to cost about $450,000.
Wolf’s gift won’t cover all the costs associated with the new museum, which will let the organization display more of its military artifacts, said Greg Bedford, the commander. He said the all-volunteer group has a $200,000 fundraising goal to address needs inside the building, including bathrooms compliant with accessibility codes.
Officials also want to create a coffee corner inside the new building to give veterans a place to share war stories, Bedford said, noting those conversations can be healing for those who experienced combat.
The new museum could celebrate its grand opening as soon this year, ideally around Veterans Day, Bedford said.
Meanwhile, the memorial shrine has other projects in the works. Construction on Sterling Chapel is expected to begin in the fall, Bedford said, and there are plans for Civil War and World War II monuments as well as a desire to erect monuments honoring Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. A local veteran also wants to donate a Gold Star Family monument.
“To quote founders Eric and Cleo Scott, ‘No veteran will ever be forgotten,’ at the Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum,” Bedford said. “We will do our best to make sure that this mantra will be the focal point of everything we do in the future.” | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/veterans-museum-reveals-new-buildings-benefactor/article_f15166ee-fbbe-11ec-8be8-a3a1beb524d5.html | 2022-07-05T01:30:25 | 1 | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/veterans-museum-reveals-new-buildings-benefactor/article_f15166ee-fbbe-11ec-8be8-a3a1beb524d5.html |
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CROWN POINT — Reed Murzyn dove past his cousin Morgan to snag a Tootsie Roll moments after it hit the ground.
Murzyn, of Cedar Lake, said his favorite part of the annual Crown Point Fourth of July Parade is, obviously, "the candy! Every single candy, but not ones with red food dye."
As he leaned over the metal barrier lining the street outside the Lake County Courthouse, Murzyn's eyes remained trained on the parade — ready to pounce as each new float went by. With almost 100 parade entries this year, Murzyn's candy bag was filled with an array of sweets by the end of the morning.
In 2021, Crown Point moved the parade start time up from 2 p.m. to 11 a.m. The city opted to keep the early start time this year, a decision Murzyn's mom, Jessica, said she likes "because then you have the rest of the day." The family planned on having a cookout and maybe catching some fireworks.
"My subdivision will set off a bunch of fireworks, and it is really pretty," Murzyn's cousin Kaylee said. "I like the really loud ones (fireworks)."
American Legion Post 20, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 80 and the St. John Memorial VFW Post 717 led the way and a fleet of emergency vehicles followed. Children cheered as ambulances and squad cars blared their sirens.
The rest of the parade lineup included an array of local businesses, several politicians, multiple Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops and a string of historic tractors courtesy of the South Lake County Agricultural Society.
Rita Rolf was most excited to see the Crown Point High School marching band. Students from the CPHS choir, gymnastics and wrestling teams also marched in the parade.
Rolf came up from Dallas, Texas, to visit her sister Alicia Savoy. Both sisters make it a point to go to every parade they can.
Savoy, who moved to Crown Point from Little Rock, Arkansas, a year ago, said she enjoyed looking out over the sea of red, white and blue. She said seeing families and friends gather at the square "shows that we are really united."
For Franchesca Sutton, the celebration was bittersweet.
Her Fourth of July memories are filled with long days spent with her four children at her grandfather's pool. He died on June 28.
"It's weird not having him here because we would usually be with him," Sutton, of Merrillville, said. "This year I am just trying to make sure my kids have a good time."
Sutton said it was her 18-month-old daughter Isabella's first parade. Though for now, Sutton said Isabella is more focused on playing with the grass on the courthouse lawn than the parade itself.
Monday was also a first for Mayor Pete Land.
Though he has driven the parade many times as police chief, this was his first year walking in it as the city's new mayor. Land was selected to replace former Mayor David Uran after Uran became CEO of the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority in the spring.
Uran also participated in the parade, throwing beach balls into the crowd with the SSCVA.
"It's one of the best parades in the area," Jessica Murzyn said as a shiny red trolley rolled by. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/crown-point/watch-now-crowds-fill-the-city-for-crown-points-annual-fourth-of-july-parade/article_9b73809c-788c-58da-8ea6-68e8574c43c8.html | 2022-07-05T01:33:13 | 0 | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/crown-point/watch-now-crowds-fill-the-city-for-crown-points-annual-fourth-of-july-parade/article_9b73809c-788c-58da-8ea6-68e8574c43c8.html |
Lost hiker, crash and fires keep Monroe Fire District responders busy early July 4
Fourth of July calls for help started early for Monroe Fire Protection District first responders, who responded to a crash, a lost hiker and two fires overnight.
Just before 1 a.m., they went to North Tunnel Road where a utility terrain vehicle had rolled, flipped and landed upside down. The driver was transported by an ambulance to the hospital for treatment of injuries, according to a fire department news release.
At 1:06 a.m., two more calls came in at the same. One was for a lost person on the Pate Hollow hiking trail in Paynetown State Recreation Area, and the second was a structure fire in the 2400 block of Schacht Road.
Rescuers went to Paynetown and trekked out on the trail in two directions to seek the lost hiker. Dispatchers stayed in phone contact with the hiker for about two hours until the person was located unharmed.
Firefighters were called to a pole barn that was fully engulfed in flames on Schacht Road. The homeowners said a piece of equipment inside the building had caught fire, and they were unable to put it out with a fire extinguisher.
At 4:30 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to a vehicle fire at Woodland Springs Apartments. A minivan was fully engulfed by fire when they got there. The owner had noticed the fire, and got inside to drive the vehicle away from the parking lot, so it wouldn't spread to other vehicles and apartment buildings. No one was hurt.
Contact reporter Laura Lane at llane@heraldt.com, 812-331-4362 or 812-318-5967. | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/04/paynetown-lost-hiker-schacht-road-fire-woodland-springs-fire/7802102001/ | 2022-07-05T01:34:30 | 1 | https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/07/04/paynetown-lost-hiker-schacht-road-fire-woodland-springs-fire/7802102001/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — Normally, downtown Indianapolis on the Fourth of July is a celebration for families ready to watch the fireworks as they end the holiday. But after Monday's tragic shooting during a parade in Illinois, safety is top of mind for everyone coming downtown for the show.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the community of Highland Park, Illinois. The victims involved are friends, family, the first responders, the entire community that's just dealing with a tragedy right now that no one should have to deal with," said Lt. Shane Foley, an IMPD public information officer.
Foley said law enforcement have been working on safety plans for the Fourth of July fireworks show for months. But following the tragedy in Illinois, they're stepping up the evening's safety precautions.
"And all of this is designed to keep the community safe. We certainly understand the concerns the members of our community might have in wondering if this is something they should come out for. I can tell you we're doing everything we can between IMPD and all of our public safety partners to make this event safe," Foley said.
Families came out hours before the fireworks to stake out their spots on the grass for the show. Along with the thousands expected to gather Monday night, it's all-hands on deck, too, for police in order to provide extra support downtown.
Days off have been canceled for officers in order to step up safety measures following the Illinois shooting, Foley said. IMPD will have uniformed and plainclothes officers in the area, surveilling the area.
"For any event that we have in our city, we hope that nothing like what happened in Highland Park is going to happen. But especially today, we ask people to be vigilant. Look around, be aware of their surroundings, if they see anything know there's going to be police officers everywhere, they might not even need to call 911. Just go up to the officer," Foley said.
Families in the area say they've noticed the extra security in place.
“Well, compared from last year, there are a lot more police officers and that’s one thing we did notice coming in. We saw like eight officers and their motorcycles and then, some just passed in front with their bikes. So we do feel safe,” said Anaisa Aviles, Indianapolis.
Aviles came to see the fireworks with her family, including her two young children. She said while the situation in Illinois is heartbreaking, they feel safe coming out to see the show and continue their annual tradition of watching fireworks together.
According to IMPD, additional resources focused on downtown for the holiday will not impact responses around the city. Foley said all IMPD districts are fully staffed up for the holiday. | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-police-step-up-safety-ahead-of-holiday-fireworks-impd-plan-holiday/531-b5af11f7-1fb6-4dd5-8f52-5fc4eea3399e | 2022-07-05T01:35:21 | 0 | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indianapolis-police-step-up-safety-ahead-of-holiday-fireworks-impd-plan-holiday/531-b5af11f7-1fb6-4dd5-8f52-5fc4eea3399e |
FLOYD COUNTY, KY (WOWK) – The Floyd County community continues to grieve following Friday’s tragic shooting.
“I just it’s really heartbreaking,” said Prestonsburg native, Joyce Joseph.
Joseph says, in close-knit Floyd County, everyone is family.
“I can see people on the street now that I’ve known from when I was a little girl,” said Joseph. “From being raised here and they protect each other and that’s what families do. These are more than just officers, these are family and friends to us.”
Floyd County continues to honor and remember Deputy William Petry, Prestonsburg Police Captain Ralph Frasure, Prestonsburg Police Officer Jacob Chaffins and K-9 Drago. All were killed as a result of an ambush at a home in the community of Allen, a normally quiet and peaceful place.
“I just couldn’t fathom seeing what had happened and hearing about what had happened to people in this town,” said Prestonsburg native, Jane Moery. “The communities all love each other and take care of each other here.”
Residents say they are still in shock from the horrific shooting.
“I couldn’t believe that someone could be so cruel to take the lives of people that are trying to save your life,” said Joseph.
Memorials are now growing in Prestonsburg to honor each first responder.
“Never will they be forgotten,” said Joseph. “I mean they will always be in these people’s hearts more than their memory. They’ll be in their heart,” said Joseph. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/floyd-county-grieves-loss-of-officers/ | 2022-07-05T01:42:12 | 1 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/floyd-county-grieves-loss-of-officers/ |
MASON COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — One man was flown to the hospital after getting hit by a train near Henderson in Mason County.
Mason County dispatchers say this happened in the Redmond Ridge Road area at around 6:30 p.m.
The man was flown to the hospital and their condition is unknown at this time.
The Mason County Sheriff’s Office, Point Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department and medical personnel all responded to the scene.
This is a developing story. We will continue to update this story when more information becomes available. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/man-flown-to-hospital-after-getting-hit-by-train-in-mason-county/ | 2022-07-05T01:42:18 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/man-flown-to-hospital-after-getting-hit-by-train-in-mason-county/ |
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – There’s one thing most people want to see on the Fourth of July… fireworks.
“You can’t think of the Fourth of July without thinking of fireworks,” said David “Pete” Ferrell, professional concert pyrotechnic.
While many are watching the Regatta firework show from afar, Ferrell, otherwise known as “Pyro Pete,” has other plans.
“Every 2.4 seconds is going to be a shell going off, and that’s fast so it’s just going to be boom, boom, boom, all the way through the show,” Ferrell said.
For 23 years, setting off fireworks has been his job, but he says it hasn’t always been easy.
“A lot of blood, sweat and tears, a lot of bad shows, problems and you learn from those things and pretty soon, you get to where you don’t have problems and mistakes, and everything is good,” Ferrell said.
While it’s not your typical day job, Ferrell has been into fireworks his whole life. Now, so is the whole family.
“The whole family is in it. My oldest son, my youngest son, my wife, everybody is involved in it from the whole family,” Ferrell said. “So, it truly is the Ferrell family fireworks.”
If you’re wondering how he coined the name “Pyro Pete,” he said, “As I got older, all the local fire captains and state fire marshals and everybody because my name was Pete and I was doing Pyro they kind of hung Pyro Pete on me and it stuck.”
With even more fireworks than any other Regatta night, Pyro Pete assures everybody it’s going to be a great show.
“I think everyone really liked the display Saturday night so they’re going to love this one,” Ferrell said. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/meet-the-man-behind-the-fireworks-in-charleston/ | 2022-07-05T01:42:24 | 0 | https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/meet-the-man-behind-the-fireworks-in-charleston/ |
TANNERSVILLE, Pa. — After years of creaking swings and discolored playground equipment at TLC park in Tannersville, the outdoor space will soon be getting a facelift.
Pocono Township is getting a $40,000 grant from the Pocono Mountain Visitors Bureau to help with upgrades.
"It will be two main playground sets, rather large sets. One will be geared more towards the 2-5 year age categories and then the 5 to 12 age categories for the other one. So we're excited to have some new equipment in the township," Taylor Munoz, Pocono Township manager, said.
TLC park is just one of the 24 projects getting grant money. It's part of the Pocono Mountain Visitors Bureau's first community impact grant. The money comes from the occupancy tax charged by hotels in the Poconos.
"It was really to give back to the different communities that we serve. So it was really aimed towards boroughs, townships, and municipalities to really apply for the grant and use it for projects that they needed additional funding," Pocono Mountain Visitor's Bureau Executive Vice President Brian Bossuyt said.
Township officials said this playground equipment is over three decades old. That's why upgrades are desperately needed.
"Following the burning of the school that was there, and so finally our board of commissions really renewed a focus on making this a gem in the community and purposing a piece of property that once was a place for families to come, bringing that back to its former glory days," Munoz said.
"We have a lot of communities that have really grown through the last couple of years," Bossuyt said. "So we wanted to help with those communities trying to build out some of those open spaces and different projects they had to really help with the residents as well as the visitors that are coming to their towns."
Nearly $300,000 was given out to community projects across Wayne, Pike, Monroe, and Carbon counties. Click here to see the complete list.
See news happening? Text our Newstip Hotline. | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/grant-awarded-to-24-community-projects-in-the-poconos-tlc-park-tannersville-pocono-mountain-visitors-bureau-brian-bossuyt-taylor-munoz/523-493c4d3b-7229-4ee1-bc4e-11b24ca65d9f | 2022-07-05T01:48:33 | 1 | https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/monroe-county/grant-awarded-to-24-community-projects-in-the-poconos-tlc-park-tannersville-pocono-mountain-visitors-bureau-brian-bossuyt-taylor-munoz/523-493c4d3b-7229-4ee1-bc4e-11b24ca65d9f |
PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — Most people would agree that 4th of July fireworks can be a fun spectacle to watch and enjoy with friends and family. Although they can only be fun when they are used appropriately.
Often times people don't take any extra precautions when lighting fireworks, and when those precautions aren't taken, that can lead to serious injuries or even cause fires.
Firefighters have warned that a fire can start very quickly when lighting fireworks, especially with the dry Arkansas heat.
"We have not had much rain so some of the concerns that we have is that with dry grass, a lot of fuel on the ground, any type of spark can cause a fire," said Jason Rogers, deputy chief of West Pulaski Volunteer Fire Department.
People who plan on lighting fireworks should be prepared and have some source of water on standby.
A small fire is quickly able to turn into a larger one, and if you take the extra precautions before anything happens, you're more likely to have a better outcome.
Rogers said the department has seen scenarios like this happen every year, and that they usually get about two or three calls each 4th of July.
"Because the county where we serve outside the city limits has allowed fireworks to happen, we actually see a lot of folks that don't live around here, travel on to land that's not their own just to be able to shoot fireworks without them getting in trouble," said Rogers.
Situations like the ones Rogers mentioned have led to people accidently setting fires and then proceeding to run away. He also said that it's best for people to pop off fireworks safely on property that they own.
"Just be safe. Have a plan. If you're going to shoot fireworks have a safe level place with a good distance between spectators and the fireworks. Have age appropriate fireworks," said Rogers.
Over the 4th of July weekend, the Danville Fire Department responded to a fireworks related fire.
In response, they have urged the public to be safe and mindful of the conditions as well as their surroundings when taking part in Independence Day celebrations.
According to a report by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, fireworks related injuries have been up by 25 percent over the last 15 years.
The CPSC also reported there were at least nine deaths last year, and an estimated 11,500 ER visits all related to incidents involving fireworks.
To make sure your holiday is as safe as possible they recommend you follow a few steps:
- Don't allow young children to play with or light any kind of fireworks. Also make sure they always have adult supervision.
- Have a bucket of water or a hose handy, in case of a fire.
- Light up fireworks one at a time, then quickly move away.
- Never try to relight fireworks. When finished, soak them in water and throw them out properly.
- Make sure your body is no where near the fuse when lighting a firework.
- Move to a safe distance away from fireworks after they are lit.
- Never point fireworks towards anyone.
- Never use fireworks while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/danger-of-firework-fires/91-4e9fde26-2357-40c5-8ae0-da48ceba34f5 | 2022-07-05T01:49:52 | 0 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/danger-of-firework-fires/91-4e9fde26-2357-40c5-8ae0-da48ceba34f5 |
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